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He will not commit to how long before this is required and also anal sex which is risky also. Question is there anybody out there with these concerns and how have you handle it? Refuse to commit to that and keep searching for a Master who will not require swallowing or anal.

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hey usually went off on some tangent about not trusting them

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ORIGINAL: dark~angel

Your concept is flawed.

These HIV tests must be carried out when you have been sexually inactive with anyone for at least 3 months - to be safer - the medical community observe 6 months is the safest time.

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Actually, no. If you get the PCR tests for AIDS, the results are good immediately.

The porno industry in the San Fernando Valley runs everybody through testing each month. And it's not anonymous - workers who test positive have their names posted here. Not many people want to go through that, but it works.

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ORIGINAL: dark~angel

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Actually, no. If you get the PCR tests for AIDS, the results are good immediately.

The porno industry in the San Fernando Valley runs everybody through testing each month. And it's not anonymous - workers who test positive have their names posted here. Not many people want to go through that, but it works.

It takes around 3(to 6) months for the antis to show through the bloodwork. If you do not have sex at all for say 6 months, then take the test, then the test is likely to be reliable. But if you have had unprotected sex with anyone then a clear reading taken say - only one month after you have had the sex, then the result is more likely to turn up negative for antis because they haven't had the time to develop fully.

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ORIGINAL: Lepidoptera
Actually, according to Planned Parenthood, their test for antibodies should be effective after a month from the last time you had unprotected sex. That's what they told me when I had my bloodwork done, anyway. Granted, the test certainly becomes more reliable after that, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't get tested.

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But rapid testing, like traditional blood tests, cannot detect the first phase of H.I.V. infection. Those tests do not look for the virus itself but rather for antibodies that the immune system makes to fight the infection. It takes time for the body to produce enough antibodies to be detectable.

Dr. Branson and other researchers say the newest, most sensitive tests, like those used by New York City, usually find antibodies within three to four weeks of infection, though some experts caution that an estimate of a month or more might be more realistic. But most government and private labs across the country still use older antibody tests that take longer to detect infection.
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A partial solution is to test for the RNA of the virus itself, which can be detected within 10 days of infection. Blood banks have done this for a decade.

The RNA test is expensive, so instead of a test on each blood sample, the samples are combined into pools of 10 to 100. Most pools test negative, meaning that all the samples in the pool are negative. If a pool tests positive, it is broken down into smaller groups and retested until the infected sample is found. Like conventional antibody testing, RNA testing takes several days.