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I sick i found out that am hiv positive but am not ready to take drugs yet?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Get ready: It is imperative that you start treatment at the earliest. Waiting for the disease to get worse is not in your interest.

Answered 11/11/2016

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