How long after infection will a lab test reveal a positive HIV result?!
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Usually 6 months
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Could be as many as 6 or 7 years.
Some reports say 6 months unfortunately some tests have shown 2 years.. ouch.
there is a window perios and it varies according to the individual.. sometimes it could be up to a year before you certainly know.
3 months
You should be tested for HIV immediately after a possible infection. This is a baseline test to prove you aren't infected at the moment. It will not tell you whether you were infected by the recent contact.
Your next test should be 3 months after the possible infection. Then, 6 months after that.
It can be from 6 months to as long as ten years. i get tested every 6 months just to be sure. So far so good. good luck. And PS don't have sex with anyone who doesn't agree to get tested and show you the results.
depends on the person and how long uve been infected
well after getting HIV (once it spreads enough)you can give it immediately to your partner, to answer your question about testing positive for it i think it takes about 3-6 months.so even if in the first 3months you were negative u can still pass it on. that is why tests should follow consecutively.this also goes for some other STI's.
It depends on the amount of HIV Virus that has entered your blood, Actually There is no certain answer to this question. There are some records that prove that HIV+ has been notified just 3 weeks after entering the virus inside the body. But the Standard Window Period for the Labs is about 6 Months. You may be HIV+ but even you have negative results after 6 Months. The side effects appear years later and if you control it and user appropriate drugs, you can live even more than 10 years.
Most people develop HIV antibodies within 3 months of infection. In rare cases, it can take up to 6 months. It would be extremely uncommon to take longer than 6 months for antibodies to develop.The HIV test looks for antibodies in a person's blood. When HIV (which is a virus) enters a person's body, special chemicals are produced. These are called antibodies. Antibodies are the body's response to an infection. So if a person has antibodies to HIV in their blood, it means they have been infected with HIV
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http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
the old saying is "if your bloods red - your dead"
It depends on which state you live in and what they consider to be the window period. The window period is either 3 or 6 months depending on where you live.
The window period is the time it takes for your body to produce antibodies to HIV. That is what the tests look for.
If you have not put your self at risk for 3 - 6 months before your test, and the test result is negative - then you are negative.
HIV does not lie dormant. It does not hide and cause false positives.
You can get something called a PCR or P24 antigen test. That will look for the virus. They are very expensive though.
That depends on the kind of test.HIV tests are of 2 types.
1.Antibody tests,
these tests look for the antibody which fights the virus after the virus enters the blood.The antibody usually take 2-24 weeks to appear in blood.This is known as 'window period'.During this period, an infected individual is infective, but the HIV tests for antibodies are negative.Hence, to be sure, the test should be carried out at six months after the last contact or exposure to HIV.Example of antibody test is ELISA test.
2.Antigen Tests,
These tests test for the presence of the HIV virus(HIV DNA) in the blood.An example of antigen test is the DNA PCR test,which can detect the presence of HIV in 17 hours from the last exposure.but it is usually recommended to get the DNA PCR test done after 2 weeks of exposure.
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