He means that if someone is sexually active and engages in unprotected sex then s/he should get tested regularly at 6-12 month intervals.
Hi don't get hung up with posters opinions just back thread replies in the expert forum. Basically he is saying get tested regularly if your sexually active and do not use protection. Anyway protection or none it is a good idea to get tested regularly.
anyone read world78 comment ? what does he mean? 6-12 months testing intervals for high risk.
please read world78 comment. what does he mean by 6-12 months testing intervals for high risk.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/HIV-Test/show/1369332
please reading that worries me. i thought 3 months is the target regardless the risk.
3 months is always conclusive.
Agreed. But many specialists and Dr.H reads the forum. He can reply here if needs any clarification. Otherwise we can consider this question a myth. And 3month is conclusive no material how high the risk is.
Well if no answer then it will never have an answer as the Dr's forum is closed.
no i didnt, i said someone else did and he never got his answer, and im interested to know the answer.
thank you guys for the response, but is there any scientific proof or a study says that higher risk doesnt mean more months to wait.
because if read in a medical website that some cases patients need to retest at 12 month mark. is this statement ridiculous or what? because there was one guy here in the forum asked Dr. Haward same question but never got his answer.
You are HIV negative. No further testing needed. And no, higher risk doesn't mean more months to wait.
Yes any test beyond 3 months is conclusive.
http://www.drtanandpartners.com/hiv-window-period/
Here is a link that is easy to understand.