Tuesday, April 24, 2012

What does it mean when your HIV/AIDS test shows up as invalid?

What does it mean when your HIV/AIDS test shows up as invalid?
I took an AIDS/HIV test because I was raped a few months ago (3 or 4 months ago) and the test I have showed up as invalid, what does that mean?!?!?!?!?!?!
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1 :
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I would guess that maybe it means the blood cell count is borderline so they can't determine for sure if it's a sign of being HIV positive just yet. I would wait a couple of months and get another test. It usually takes a3 to 6 months to affect the blood cell count enough to determine a positive or negative result and yours sounds like it was just in between stage.
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I'm thinking the person who did your test made a mistake while doing the test. It's kinda like a pregnancy test, if you don't get enough urine on the stick, the test just won't read right. Same with those types of test they do for hiv. Except it's not urine, it's blood. I would definitely go get tested again. But try not to worry, sounds like a mistake at the lab.
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