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Talking about timetables . . .?
Why , when a poster asks about timetables no one seems to readily give your own Doctor experts from the "Ask an expert forum " opinions on timetables....?That is , 8 weeks being 99-100% conclusive and never saw a change from there. or the 6 week assessment that is 95 %. YOU CAN STILL SAY THE 3 MONTH WINDOW IS DEFINITIVE ,BUT YOUR GOING AGAINST YOUR OWN EXPERTS !
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I mean everyone is so liberal with the no oral sex transmission thing, something real and potentially harmful, but strict and conservative on something arbitrary like testing , helpful , hopeful advice with a caveat about 3 months an adding your own doctors hopeful advice with that .
Christ reading some of the back forums I think "Snippets69" back on May 29,2008 pretty much made the layman's case for oral sex contraction in real circumstances .
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I mean everyone is so liberal with the no oral sex transmission thing, something real and potentially harmful, but strict and conservative on something arbitrary like testing , helpful , hopeful advice with a caveat about 3 months an adding your own doctors hopeful advice with that .
Christ reading some of the back forums I think "Snippets69" back on May 29,2008 pretty much made the layman's case for oral sex contraction in real circumstances .
Thanks for your comments , I never suggested giving up the 3 month guidelines , but instead just thought how relived most WW would be to her and read what the docs have to say , and WHY they say it .
I'll bet most come to this forum first and get the 3 month anxiety axiom, when giving that tempered with the docs verified and experience advice would go a long way as they await 3 months . That's all nothing more .
I'm not opening the endless oral sex thread , I have my laypersons opinion based on my very limited knowledge but reading and speaking to the professionals in some very , very, nationwide respected doc's offices. Also, from the often citied internet sites . And, actually going back and READING the often cited studies , they're somewhat weak.
I don't believe you could give a $100.00 , to get a normal discrete, careful ,self-loving negative to give a positive a "complete " oral experience .
I'll bet most come to this forum first and get the 3 month anxiety axiom, when giving that tempered with the docs verified and experience advice would go a long way as they await 3 months . That's all nothing more .
I'm not opening the endless oral sex thread , I have my laypersons opinion based on my very limited knowledge but reading and speaking to the professionals in some very , very, nationwide respected doc's offices. Also, from the often citied internet sites . And, actually going back and READING the often cited studies , they're somewhat weak.
I don't believe you could give a $100.00 , to get a normal discrete, careful ,self-loving negative to give a positive a "complete " oral experience .
On MedHelp, we follow the testing guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), test manufacturers, FDA, and our experts, Drs. Handsfield and Hook, and the experts in the HIV International Forum.
Our doctors have the medical knowledge and licensures to be able to say that someone can stop testing at 6 or 8 weeks. As no one in this forum is a licensed medical professional, we stick with the 3 month guideline on this side of things.
If a person wants to take all the advice given in the Expert and Member forums and make their own decisions regarding testing, that's fine, but we will continue to use the 3 month guideline in this forum.
Emily
Our doctors have the medical knowledge and licensures to be able to say that someone can stop testing at 6 or 8 weeks. As no one in this forum is a licensed medical professional, we stick with the 3 month guideline on this side of things.
If a person wants to take all the advice given in the Expert and Member forums and make their own decisions regarding testing, that's fine, but we will continue to use the 3 month guideline in this forum.
Emily
Try bullying someone else...I stand by what I say. Let the person asking the question judge for himself / herself.
If blood banks can use NAAT to screen donated blood, if the NYC, San Fran clinic and King County can use Naat and recommend it to people post 11 days of exposure, who are you to question it?
You keep going on about oral sex not being risky and then quote the doctors on the forum to prove it even when the CDC clearly states that oral sex is a risk and then conveniently go on to contradict yourself by quoting cdc on the 3 month guideline completely ignoring what qualified experienced doctors say on testing timelines right on this forum. It's you who should be moving on.
If blood banks can use NAAT to screen donated blood, if the NYC, San Fran clinic and King County can use Naat and recommend it to people post 11 days of exposure, who are you to question it?
You keep going on about oral sex not being risky and then quote the doctors on the forum to prove it even when the CDC clearly states that oral sex is a risk and then conveniently go on to contradict yourself by quoting cdc on the 3 month guideline completely ignoring what qualified experienced doctors say on testing timelines right on this forum. It's you who should be moving on.
Move on with your incorrect information. Oral sex does not carry a risk for HIV transmission and naat tests will never give you a conclusive test and DUO test are not conclusive until 3 months post exposure.
Hi,
I agree with your observations. Some posters on this forum are too rigid with the 3 month guideline especially when recent technology allows for antigen + antibody testing as well as NAAT tests. Taken together, a negative antigen + antibody test and a negative naat at 6 weeks should be close to 100% accurate.
My opinion is that oral sex does carry a very tiny risk of hiv transmission. But since no one on this forum is medically qualified, you would do well to consider our advise as a pointer and search the medical forum for qualified advise.
I agree with your observations. Some posters on this forum are too rigid with the 3 month guideline especially when recent technology allows for antigen + antibody testing as well as NAAT tests. Taken together, a negative antigen + antibody test and a negative naat at 6 weeks should be close to 100% accurate.
My opinion is that oral sex does carry a very tiny risk of hiv transmission. But since no one on this forum is medically qualified, you would do well to consider our advise as a pointer and search the medical forum for qualified advise.
going against them? show me a post where we stated that their percentages are incorrect?
until the guideline is changed...we use the 3 month rule for a conclusive result.
snippets69? lol...just another worried well turned "expert"
until the guideline is changed...we use the 3 month rule for a conclusive result.
snippets69? lol...just another worried well turned "expert"
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