Could it I have HIV or does it seem like I'm overreacting?

Question

About 9 months ago I tested positive 4 hpv and the doctor said the irregular cells are going away and there is no need to worry. I understand that u have to ask ur dr for a HIV test but when they did the hpv test he asked would I have liked for him to test 4 HIV. I haven't had any kinda sickness is yrs, not even a common cold. I don't really like to take medicines not even ibuprofen unless I have a headache. I don't have any rashes, or losing weight, or diarrhea, or anything of that nature but I understand that symptoms don't always show. I donate blood pretty regularly and they haven't said anything to me and I assume they check. The reason I'm worried is because I watched a movie and read an article on cnn on the risk that it is among african americans. That was really scary. Being that AIDS is the leading cause of death of african american women between the ages of 25-34. Just because u get HPV doesn't mean u have HIV right? And if the precancerous cells are going away on their own without treatment means that my immune system is healthy right?

Answer 1

Having HPV doesn't mean you have HIV. They are two totally different diseases. If you've been sexually active or if you've been sharing needles, it would be smart to get tested for HIV. Some people have it and don't even know it because they don't have any symptoms.

If you've donated blood and the blood tested HIV positive, I don't think they actually tell you. They just don't use it. The only way to know is to get tested.

Answer 2

In order to be tested for HIV, you would have to ask specifically for an HIV test.  Unlike some other medical testing, it requires a signed consent form.

Answer 3

Well, If you know you sexual partners don't have HIV and you use condoms you should not have to worry about HIV.

HPV is a virus that is transmitted sexually, however that has nothing whatsoever to do with HIV.

Studies have shown that any sexually active person has a risk of getting HPV. Your biggest problem with that would really be cancer. And even for that you can get a vaccine now if you are under 25 years of age.  

Answer 4

As an African American woman, I ask you, did you listen and hear WHY our Heterosexual women between the ages of 25-34 are the highest race of new AIDS cases???

Because so many of our men have been in jail and/or  are on the down low, having unprotected s*x with other men. These men who are on the DL, are married, common law or have a girlfriend. We women, because these men are considered "MY MAN", allow these men to have unprotected s*x with us because we trust them and we are to a certain degree are afraid to even question him when he gets home from jail or Tyrone is hanging around mighty much. Also, these men who are on the DL, will swear, on a stack of Bibles, that they are not g*y. To them, if your on top being the doer, and not on the bottom receiving, they are not g*y.

Getting tested for STD's does not include HIV. Get tested for both...PROTECT YOURSELF..ALWAYS!!!!!!

Answer 5

HPV is Human Papilloma Virus, known to cause some cellsto become precancreous and in some women, to become cancer ...

HIV is Human Immunodeficiency Virus ... not at all the same thing. It attacks your immune system, eventually killing it, and leaves you suceptibleto diseases that can't kill a healthy person (you end up with AIDS).

The risk with HIV is that the symptoms take along time to develop, and by then someone can have infected many s*x partners. It's risky for African-American women because too many African-American MEN are in denial about the risky s*x they are having. And many whites have a gene mutation that makes them harder for the HIV to infect them. Apparently it also made them less likely to die of the Black Death in the Middle Ages ... the survivors had way more of the gene than the dead ones.

Remember  ... you sleep with everyone they have ever slept with! Make the guy wear a condom.  

Answer 6

You have every right to be concerned, especially if you were not given specific test results.  If you tested 9 months ago, and have given blood since then and have not received any notice from the blood donations as they go through a lot of testing.

If you are concerned, go as specifically for a HIV test and put your mind at ease.

Good Luck

Answer 7

If you donate blood they test it for everything.