Could I be + in 5 weeks of checking?!
Question: had unprotected sex on 20 Jan 08, think i have symptoms like fatigue, headaches often after 5 weeks.I have been loosing weight long before Jan. dead scared to find out and have started taking supplements. What is a reasonable CD4 count?
Please help anything
Answers: had unprotected sex on 20 Jan 08, think i have symptoms like fatigue, headaches often after 5 weeks.I have been loosing weight long before Jan. dead scared to find out and have started taking supplements. What is a reasonable CD4 count?
Please help anything
If you are worried about HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), then it is possible that the "non-specific," flu-like symptoms you have are related to it. However, it could take years for your CD4 count to be affected.
The best way to find out is to get tested. Most states have a confidential testing procedure. Remember, too, that some HIV tests can give results quickly, while others will only be positive after 6 months of infection. In the meantime, make an appointment with your doctor or health department and talk about your concerns.
Your symptoms could be due to other STDs or other non-related illnesses. Unintentional weight loss is always a concern, but doesn't mean you have an STD. Get checked out. Also, abstain from sex, or wear a condom. This will protect you AND your partner.
I know it can be scary, but getting tested could help prevent others from getting sick. If this person gave you a disease, then your test result could potentially save another's life. (the next person that your previous partner sleeps with.)
Best of luck.
GO GET CHECKED!
Hopefully your just being a hypocondriac (which is what it sounds like)
but yes five weeks would be enough time especially if your already experiencing symptoms.
if you go for HIV testing after 5 weeks of exposure to HIV virus, your test might turn negative for it will take 3-6 months for your body to produce HIV antibodies. However, you get 1st symptoms after several days to 2 weeks like fever, sorethroat, fatigue, swollen glands in the neck, armpits & groins. Losing weight only after long exposure. You might just only very stress & worried at this time because of the doubt that you have been infected & that also made you lose weight, having headaches, & fatigue.
there's only one way to find out. i think the cutoff point is like 6 months.....
The window period for HIV testing is 3 months for over 99% of people.
The remaining fraction of a percent will almost always test positive by 6 months ---- these people already have a compromised immune system from another illness and therefore it can take longer for their immune system to respond...ie. cancer chemotherapy/radiation, organ transplant recipients on steroids.
75% of people seroconvert (and therefore test positive if they are positive) by 17-20 days after exposure
95%by 2 months post exposure
over 99% by 3 months
If the symptoms of acute HIV infection are experienced (and they aren't in 100% of people with HIV) they usually occur 2-4 weeks after initial infection (around the time of seroconversion). It could possible occur up to 3 months post infection.
Chances are it is nothing, but the only way to know is to get tested.
As far as what is a reasonable CD4 count???? It varies WIDELY between people (and there are sex differences).
The "normal" can range anywhere from 500-1400 CD4 cells per ~teaspoon of blood. HIV- negative women tend to have a higher CD4 count than HIV - negative men.
So, everyone is different. With CD4 counts, it is more useful to look at trends in numbers as opposed to single readings.
So, get tested. Its the only way to know.
The usually are not any "signs" for HIV until years after infection. I would suggest going to get a HIV test asap. HIV will usually show up 90% after 30 days, 94-96% after 60 days and 99.6% after 9o days. The window period is 3 months. So test now and then again at the end of 3 month (so again in 7 weeks)
Normal CD$ count is 800-12000.