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Hiv positive and then negative report
When I got test for HIV in April 2020 because of pregnancy initial test, they took twice of mine because the first test was positive in one method & negative in the 2 other method,same thing they repeated after a month, they gave me a report stating that it was negative according to Naco startergey 3.
Dr told me to ignore but from that day my stress started why it was showing. I started taking tests on a regular basis up until two years in different diagnostic center all were coming negative and one diagnostic center showed the same as before 2 year back and they gave same negative report.After two years, I followed the senior doctor's recommendation and stopped doing blood tests. Gradually, I was able to get over that tension.
Now Once more, my thoughts began to ask why it was coming like that and is it in future i will be positive..
Please if someone clarifies this it will be helpfull 🙏
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No need to worry about that bcoz it was all your anxiety now better option for you dont go further for HIV approach because of the old 2020 result.
If anxiety has returned, one properly performed current HIV test can provide reassurance,
but the old episode itself does not suggest ongoing infection.
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Dear Practo User,
A single reactive HIV test does not confirm HIV. Under the NACO Strategy III testing algorithm, HIV is diagnosed only when the required combination of different tests is reactive. In your case, one method was reactive while the other tests were negative, and the repeat testing after one month was also reported as HIV negative.
The fact that you had multiple negative tests over the next two years strongly supports that you do not have HIV. A false-positive can occasionally occur due to technical or biological reasons and does not mean you will become HIV-positive in the future.
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Your previous reports indicate HIV negative status.
False-positive screening results can happen and are recognized in medical practice.
A past false-positive does not increase your future risk of developing HIV.
You only need HIV testing again if you have a new potential exposure (such as unprotected sex with an at-risk partner or blood exposure), not because of the old result.
It's understandable that this experience caused long-term anxiety. If these thoughts keep returning despite repeated negative reports, discussing them with a healthcare professional can help address the anxiety as well as the medical concern.
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●𝗬𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 .
●𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰
●𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 1.5 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳.
●𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
●𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.
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Hi, you could be having health anxiety. Consult online for treatment
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Dr. Tinkle Rani
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9 yrs exp
New Delhi
What you describe is very reassuring and does not suggest that you have HIV. In 2020, your first screening test was reactive by one method but negative by the other methods. Under NACO Strategy III, an asymptomatic person is considered HIV-positive only when the required three-test algorithm is reactive; discordant results are handled with repeat testing. NACO guidance specifically states that if the appropriate confirmatory testing does not establish infection, the person is reported negative.
The fact that you subsequently had multiple negative HIV tests over approximately two years, including testing at another diagnostic centre, is extremely strong evidence that the original isolated reactive screening result was a false-positive/nonspecific reaction rather than HIV infection. HIV screening tests can occasionally react nonspecifically; an initial reactive result is considered preliminary and requires supplemental/confirmatory testing before HIV can be diagnosed.
Most importantly, a negative HIV test obtained long after the window period, in the absence of a new exposure, rules out that earlier infection. CDC guidance states that if a person tests negative after the relevant window period and has had no subsequent exposure, they do not have HIV.
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You do not need to keep repeating HIV blood tests because of that 2020 result, provided there has been no new potential exposure since your last reliable negative test. The pattern you describeâone isolated reactive screening result followed by confirmatory negative testing and repeated negative testsâis much more consistent with a false-positive screening reaction. There is also no realistic scenario in which a genuine HIV infection from 2020 would remain repeatedly negative for years and then suddenly âturn positiveâ in the future without a new infection. Your bigger problem now appears to be the cycle of reassurance â temporary relief â âwhat if?â â repeated testing. Since a senior doctor had already advised you to stop testing and you were gradually able to overcome the fear, restarting repeated testing may reinforce the anxiety rather than solve it. If these thoughts are repeatedly returning despite medical reassurance, discussing them with a psychologist/psychiatrist experienced in health anxiety or OCD-type reassurance seeking can be much more helpful than another HIV test. you can directly coonect to us at 9 3 1 5 6 6 1 5 6 5 for personal guidance.
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Please remember: an isolated reactive screening test is not the same as an HIV diagnosis. Your subsequent testing history is strongly reassuring. Try not to interpret unrelated symptoms as evidence of HIV or search repeatedly for HIV symptoms onlineâsymptoms are nonspecific and cannot override appropriate laboratory testing. If you have the original 2020 report, you may upload it here and I can explain exactly what the three results and the NACO Strategy III interpretation mean. Thank you
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Dr. Jyoti Sharma
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12 yrs exp
Rajkot
Don’t worry it happen sometime
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