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Does fasting for a month slow down hiv antibody production ?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

No: If you have HIV, or suspect that you may have HIV, get tested. Effective treatments are available. Consult this site for info: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/guidelines/

Answered 4/24/2016

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What kind of immunedefiencies would delay antibody production in modern HIV tests.

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So, Ive been trying to get past this HIV scare(awaiting most recent 49 day result but negative @ 40 days). However, I just read that Corticosteroids can affect antibody production. I take Advair 250mg twice a day! Should I take RNA test instead????

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If 4th gen hiv tests for antigens of hiv they would spike up around 7 days. Why do doctors on here recommend conclusive results at 6 weeks or 12? antigen levels go down after 1 month for antibodies to appear. 4 weeks should be conclusive for 4th Gen?

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HIV 1&2 antibody production can get delayed by factors like immunity, medications, other diseases, treatments etc..Same is applicable to P24 antigens?

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Can a pilonidal cyst cause low platelet and neutrophil count? Mass production of antibodies also attacking my platelets? Similar to what HIV does?

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