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Question

Does ‘non-reactive’ mean I am HIV negative?

15 January 2018. Related: All topics, HIV testing.

I am 24 years old. I had sex 9 months ago with my boyfriend and I am now going to get married to someone else. I was afraid of getting HIV, so I got myself tested at Ranbaxy laboratory Amritsar after 8 months, and the result was non reactive.

They performed rapid card test, but know i fear that they had used an already used syringe. They used the vaccum system to collect my blood sample. please tell me whether the this type of syringe can be reused and am i infected with HIV or is it just my fear?

Answer

Answer: Simon Collins

Non-reactive means the result is HIV negative.

However the blood was collected, you are still HIV negative. Ranbaxy labs would not re-use syringes.

Please see Questions 1 and 8 at this link for more information.

This answer was updated in January 2018 from an original Q&A posted in August 2007.

155 comments

  1. Ebraham •

    My test anti hiv 1-2
    Result:non reactive
    Reference range: non reactive 1.0
    I have HIV Positive OR negativ
    Thanks

  2. Roy Trevelion •

    Sorry, we no longer answer questions about transmission and testing. This information service is for people who are HIV positive and about HIV treatment.

    Most questions about transmission and testing have been answered here:
    https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing

  3. beckie •

    I made an Huh test and on the results they put TR the nurse told me it means negative is it true?

  4. Simon Collins •

    It means HIV negative – the person does not have HIV.

  5. Habibu •

    Me ake nufida nonreactive

  6. Simon Collins •

    Hi Ntsakiso

    Lots of couples have a family when one of them is positive and the other is negative.

    See this link for more information:
    http://www.i-base.info/pregnancy

    The full guide linked at the bottom of this page includes more details information about how to conceive when one partenr is HIV negative and the other is HIV positive and on treatment.
    http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy/what-to-do-when-one-partner-is-hiv-positive-and-the-other-is-hiv-negative

  7. ntsakiso •

    im hiv positive my partner is hiv negative i want a bby

  8. Simon Collins •

    Thanks Charles – I completely agree :)

  9. Charles •

    When Dr’s tell people what their HIV test results, they SHOULD get out of the habit of explaining things in technical ways. For example, HIV index values and phrases such as nonreactive or reactive.

  10. Simon Collins •

    The main question answers this. A non reactive result means that you are HIV negative.
    See also:
    https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing