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
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.
Whenever you are worried about a test result or medical letter, it is best to go directly to the health centre that sent the letter. There could be many reasons for this and you need to start with accurate information.
There are many health conditions related to immune function apart from HIV. If your partner is HIV positive though, it is really important that she found out during the pregnancy and before the baby is born – both for her health and that of the baby.
It is good that you tested HIV negative, but this is something that you both need to discuss together, and also with the medical centre that sent this letter.
My pregnant fiancee went to register for antenatal care, and she was given a letter to visit the heart to heart centre. It says she is immuno-compromised. What could this mean? Meanwhile, for fear of HIV, i went for a test that proved non reactive. We have dated for five months. Pls help me out!
A non-reactive test means you do not have HIV. You can marry whatever your test result is.
I have tested for HIV in India. The result is non-reactive, can I marry?
A non-reactive HIV test means you do not have HIV.
It is hard to say how long it is until people with HIV begin to show symptoms. Everybody is different, some people show symptoms during the time shortly after they are infected when they are seroconverting, other people do not show symptoms until their CD4 count is low which can be between 2-10 years or longer.
Thank you for your question.
It is not possible to get HIV through any of the ways you describe. You cannot put HIV in a drink. If you have had 3 non-reactive HIV tests then that means you are HIV negative. It sounds as if they are just trying to scare you.
I am having trouble with a group of people who are threatening to infect me with HIV. They have fought with me, licked me, hugged me and said they put HIV in my drink. I have had 3 non-reactive tests totaling over $600 with no health insurance. It says here on the paper that “if HIV infection is suspected, antibody retesting and nucleic acid amplification (HIV/DNA/RNA) testing is reccomended.” What should I do and how likely is it if they put AIDS in my drink that I would catch it?
Can you imagine? It’s been 2 years since I had unprotected sex. Since then I was scared and worried anytime I had fever. I began to tell myself that the beginning of HIV infection has come. There was a time I had typhoid, malaria, shortness of breath, diarrhoea and I said to myself this is definitely it but after receiving good medical attention I became well again. Just last week I had typhoid and malaria when I went to see the doctor he said I have to undergo screening for HIV. I said good and thought if this is the time to face the reality of my HIV status then that’s fine. The lab technician did all the tests and brought the results to the doctor. He said my test results were HIV-1 non-reactive and HIV-2 non-reactive. I asked the doctor what this means and he said you are HIV negative. This was one of the most joyful moments of my life!
Thank you for your question.
If you always use a condom then you are not going to get HIV.
I have had safe sex many times and always have regular HIV tests. The last test I had was in august 2009 the result was negative. In 2010 I had protected sex again with a sex worker and am afraid I may be infected. If always use a condom, what is the likelihood of getting HIV?