What is the window period?

HIV enters the human body, blood needs over time will produce HIV antibodies. antibody was negative during this period, the period shall window period. The number of hiv infection in the body time to reach a peak, the highly contagious. Acute infections were also taken during the period. Recognized internationally window period of six months, but with the progress of the testing window period has been greatly shortened.

Window period for how long?

On the issue of how long the window period in the end, the medical sector there are many arguments, said 6-8 weeks. also said three months, six months is the most conservative! The home is more agreeable to three months, but According to China's AIDS prevention and control organizations -- the highest AIDS prevention and control of the Ministry of Health Clinical Laboratory Director-Cao Yun Professor Zhen of the latest research results show that window period is 2-6 weeks.

How the window period?

The window period calculated from the high-risk behavior or receive blood transfusion at the time of 1931, say, If you are high-risk sexual behavior took place on January 1 or receive blood transfusion, then Detection of antibodies to accept your time is six weeks to run from January 1, which is February 12.

Different route will not affect the length of a window?

No specific early symptoms of infection or AIDS. The antibody test currently used is the HIV antibody test is whether physical existence. The different ways the infection might be infected by different subtypes (subtype). However, the window period could test the antibody test out. Meanwhile, the size of hiv into the body would not affect the length of a window. In other words, whether you are a blood infection, sexual infection, infection or other forms of breastfeeding infection regardless of the number of hiv infection, usually in the window period after the positive response. Apart from rare exceptions, there is no window for a long period while others have infected some specific short of a specific infection.

Window on the length of the "lost title"
Has not recognized by the international and national reunification window period, more popular argument is 6 weeks three and six months.

Among them, personally approved by Cao Yun Fok is a professor of theoretical six weeks. She is the authority in the international arena, more than 1,000 cases have clinical experience, this life is a day no one will ever say things; A lot of my friends asked her this, she always says, shows how she is confident of their theory; In addition, one has sufficient sensitivity of the assay, so the only false-positive and false from the overcast. The other area that we are a healthy young man, so powerful also generate antibodies of the virus in a month and a half? Oh course, as far as I know, all three will go on when the review, it is still necessary. Most hospitals and quarantine stations at least three are still insist on saying, add to a 100% sure of their own health insurance to their 100 assured. Some doctors still adhere to six months, I suspect his first professional levels and study attitude, but are afraid to take responsibility, which is to the insurance on his own, he's wrong, huh, huh, If he said that to miss even a year.

Moreover, there is a very important "psychological window period." As medical science has not yet absolutely clear that the window period, the individual checks are still friends even after two years. They also do not know how long they can find a home in fear of the road! Therefore, after careful consideration of each one of us should set for ourselves a clear psychological window period, that is to say, After this period can be negative or completely assured. The task is how to restore the physical and psychological state prior to return to their previous lives. Otherwise, there was no end to the worrying suspicion that nobody wants to live forever in the shadow of HIV?

This article was posted on 2007-02-27