augustaB
Bluelighter
So it costs $40, but would you use an OraQuick HIV test if your potential partner asked you to?
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Lysis
Bluelighter
Yeah, sure I would.
DeathDomokun
Ex-Bluelighter
If they paid, of course I would.
If they asked me to buy one, I probably would.
Then again, I know I don't have aids..
If they asked me to buy one, I probably would.
Then again, I know I don't have aids..
Jean-Paul
Bluelighter
it would probably be a good idea if everyone did this before sleeping with each other. it's so easy. just like Plan B, it's overpriced.
Disraeli_Beers
Bluelighter
Sweet stocking stuffers
Lysis
Bluelighter
^ LOL
I think it's a good idea before going condomless with someone. I've taken Plan B twice now just as a precaution and holy shit I felt so nauseous. lol
I think it's a good idea before going condomless with someone. I've taken Plan B twice now just as a precaution and holy shit I felt so nauseous. lol
I would.. or maybe I would suggest we both get tested for STDs (not only HIV) in a center.
PriestTheyCalledHim
Bluelighter
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Yes I would I have gotten tested with my ex. I prefer a blood test though.
Pagey
Bluelight Crew
Yup, I would.
cj
Bluelight Crew
This is what I would suggest alot of places will give you the oraquick test for free
Mariposa
Bluelight Crew
I have and I would again.
I got mine through the county health department for free. I also have yearly blood work because I don't think the evidence that the saliva tests are as effective as blood tests is in. I believe the rate of false negatives is around 8% - I would rather know definitively either way so that I could start treatment in the unlikely event that I were to test positive. My last test was a blood test in August, and it was negative. I have had one partner since then who also tested negative.
Lysis, I have taken Plan B twice. It made me really sick both times. I got a non-hormonal IUD after that; once was a miss, twice was a fuckup.
I got mine through the county health department for free. I also have yearly blood work because I don't think the evidence that the saliva tests are as effective as blood tests is in. I believe the rate of false negatives is around 8% - I would rather know definitively either way so that I could start treatment in the unlikely event that I were to test positive. My last test was a blood test in August, and it was negative. I have had one partner since then who also tested negative.
Lysis, I have taken Plan B twice. It made me really sick both times. I got a non-hormonal IUD after that; once was a miss, twice was a fuckup.
Lysis
Bluelighter
Something my virology professor explained to us was that you want an RT-PCR to test for things like HIV, because you're actually amplifying and identifying the actual virus (RNA in this case). Regular tests are just looking for the antibodies, which the immune system has a delayed response for HIV, as most people know. The problem is that RT-PCR is much more expensive.
motherofearth
Bluelighter
You can't put a price on going condomless, really. But yes, absolutely I would submit to one of these. Wouldn't it be suspect if someone refused?
nooneanymore
Bluelighter
No. Be Forever Alone and Be AIDS FREE.
I love you,
You love me,
Elmo gave me HIV...
Then I gave it to Magic Johnson and then he gave it to a bunch of people.
True story.
I love you,
You love me,
Elmo gave me HIV...
Then I gave it to Magic Johnson and then he gave it to a bunch of people.
True story.
motherofearth
Bluelighter
....wow 8)
Lysis
Bluelighter
Well alrighty then.
poopie
Bluelighter
You can get ELISA test results back in a very short time- like two days. (and it'd probably be cheaper)
Even in a hospital, PCR testing is rarely used unless testing for recent infection or testing organs for donation. In other words, I have never seen it done. In hospitals, we usually use Western Blot Assay.
And why not do a test? It'd be great to know that you and your partner are HIV free.
Even in a hospital, PCR testing is rarely used unless testing for recent infection or testing organs for donation. In other words, I have never seen it done. In hospitals, we usually use Western Blot Assay.
And why not do a test? It'd be great to know that you and your partner are HIV free.
Lysis
Bluelighter
^^ Thanks for that. That is the difference between a book nerd and someone who actually is in the field. :D My virology professor was a bit out there, but what PhD isn't?