The date of the last unprotected sexaul encounter starts the 3 month period. Unprotected sex is a risk factor for acquiring HIV. Add multiple sex partners-another risk factor. I'll set this up with only sexaul transmission as a risk factor although of course there's swapping blood through injecting drugs and mother to baby. Scenario: If you had a negative HIV result this week, to be certain of the result, 1. you should either abstain from sex or practice safer sex by using condoms with every sexaul encounter. 2. Re-test in 3 months-the Western blot and Elisa tests identify the HIV antibody not the virus itself (both tests are done routinely on each blood sample as a confirmation) The body develops these antibodies in approximately 3-6 months after being infected with HIV. 3. Continue the abstinence or safer sex and re-test again in 3 months. 4. Practice abstinence until you are in a monogomous relationship or safer sex thereafter. There is no such thing as safe sex. SAFER sex is protecting yourself by using a barrier-the condom. Abstinence is the only 100% effective means of avoiding HIV via sexaul transmission.

by Bernardo 02:49:23 AM 2013.01.27