Doctor I have a question about the window period for HIV testing if you are Hepatitis C positive. Reading on the web (wikipeda) the Hepatitis C virus may (they did say there is no data to support this) supress the window period for HIV testing. My primary care physican is not experanced at these things and feels that my test results are conclusive. He feels that testing past 13 weeks is good unless your immun system is gone. He is looking into it further. I had an exposure about 24 weeks ago (oral). It was a stupid mistake that i will pay for the rest of my life (I did test positive for Hepatitis C). I also had another exposure 11 months ago (unprotected sex) and 7 1/2 months (oral). All were strippers at a club (I have stopped going to that club). My testing has been extensive (done online before going to the doctor). I had three RNA by PCR test. One at 8 days after the last exposure one at 17 days after the last exposure and one 6 weeks after the last exposure. I also had an atibody test (blood drawn) at 9 weeks 12 weeks and 15 weeks. The last test I had was at the local clinic (clinic is supported by the local hospital). It was an oral test at 22 1/2 weeks after my last exposure. All test were negitive. The tech at the clinic said having hepatitis c would not change the results however I did not ask about the window period. Do you have any input about this? I am very scared and hope to only have to focus on the Hepatitis C (that is enough). There is really no data out there that I can find about this and I hope this is just something I have cooked up in my peraniod head. Thank you for your time reading this.
2015-04-03 11:44:01
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2015-04-03 11:44:33
