HIV Testing in the Philippines – What you need to know and what you must know.
HIV Testing in the Philippines – How to get tested.
The Department of Health now ranks Philippines as one of the countries that has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world with a prevalence rate of 5% nationwide. There is a 20-25% prevalence rate in Metro Manila and 15-20% prevalence rate in Cebu. This rate dwarfed the prevalence rate in South Africa, which has the largest population of HIV positive individuals in the world, with a mere 4.7%. Prevalence rate refers to the percentage of individual affected by the disease at specific time. With that in mind, we can say that right now, in a population of 110 Million Filipinos, there are 5.5 Million individuals currently living with HIV.
Mere 5 years ago when I started making this blog, The Philippines is a low prevalence country with less than 1% of the population affected by HIV. This rapidly growing epidemic if left uncontrolled will eventually make The Philippines at par with South Africa with 1 out 10 individuals affected with HIV. So what went wrong? As a nurse with 15 years experience handling HIV cases and working actively with HIV positive individuals, here are my personal conclusions, do take note that this conclusions are not even close with the official conclusion of the Department of Health on why HIV became a rapidly growing epidemic in The Philippines. I personally think that their conclusion is too traditional and not in touch with the modern activities of our youth.
- DOH says that the resistance of the Church to some forms of birth control is a contributing factor on the HIV epidemic right now. I say that HIV is most commonly seen in the young population. A population that makes their own decision and is rebellious to the church teachings. Though the Church could have cause some sort of contribution, I do believe that the lack of sex education in our school particularly to our youth is a more blameable culprit than the Church. Did you know that people ages 14 to 30 makes up the 95% of newly diagnosed HIV cases each month and the median age of affected individual for the last 5 years is just 28 years old?
- DOH says prostitution or sex for money is a contributing factor of the epidemic and should be eradicated. I say that, prostitution cannot be eradicated. Since the dawn of human civilization, there is prostitution and it is something that is very hard to control much less eradicated from our society. What DOH can do is to provide an ID system and free monthly checkup to our sex workers to protect them as well as the people that they serve. This will also encourage the client to only have sex with a “clean” sex worker. This will also further educate our sex workers on proper ways of protecting themselves from different sexually transmitted infection as well as unwanted pregnancy.
- DOH says that persons under 18 who wants to test for HIV should require parental consent. I say that, I have clients with HIV at age 13, 14, 15… and that is because of failure in health promotion. The accessibility of casual sex thru apps like Grindr and other dating apps makes it very easy for 2 complete strangers to have sex consensually and thus, spreading the virus like wildfire to our young and techie population. These individuals would never dare to ask their parents permission to go with them and get tested, our culture against premarital sex and our bigotry against the LGBT makes it impossible to do so. HIV testing should be accessible to ANYONE at ANY AGE on their own volition.
THE CURRENT STATISTICS (2017)
It is estimated that there 1,000 reported HIV cases per month since the 6 months of 2016. At that rate, we can assume that there are 30 to 50 reported HIV cases daily. This does not include unreported cases. Unreported cases are HIV positive individuals who do not know they are infected. The epidemic growth rate is about 200% per year. This means that if not controlled, we could see a tenfold growth of HIV cases (300-500 cases per day) within the next 10 years.
– DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
HOW TO GET TESTED: HIV TESTING IN THE PHILIPPINES
One of the most important thing to do to prevent transmission is knowing your status. HIV is a very controllable disease as long as it is detected early and has not yet done major damage to your organs most specially the Liver, Kidneys and the Brain. There are many ways of getting tested for HIV in the Philippines. We will discuss each of them, one by one including their advantages and disadvantages.
I. Hospitals
Testing by going to hospitals is one of the most common means of getting tested. There are 5 hospitals in our country that specializes with HIV counseling and testing as well as referrals in case you tested positive and needing further treatment. In no particular order: RITM, San Lazaro Hospital, St. Lukes Medical Center both in Quezon City and Global, Makati Medical Center and Medical City in Ortigas. Do take note that the cost for HIV testing is around 1,100 to 3,800 in the private hospitals I mentioned.
PROS: If done correctly, results are very accurate. This is also the only results acknowledged in various employment and immigration requirements.
CONS: There is always an issue with regards to privacy and confidentiality getting tested in any hospital. Though privacy is protected by our health care professionals, there are many incidents of information leakage caused by poor protocol with regards to transfer of information such as students getting free access to medical records without permission or a slip of tongue during a conversation of one of the member of the health care team handling the HIV case. Hacking is another risk when it comes to electronically stored medical information and records of medication being dispensed from the Pharmacy and to whom.
When it comes to public hospitals, though uncommon, there are recorded cases of results being switched between patients. It is not unheard of that a certain person tested positive though in reality, he is negative simply because a specimen sample was incorrectly labeled with his name. Lapse in judgment and concentration of our overworked and underpaid medical professionals is the main culprit in most cases.
II. Free tests done by Volunteer groups
We have friendly, volunteer groups that do testing for free. You can call them and schedule a visit and let them know that you are interested in getting tested.
LOVE YOURSELF MALATE HUB
#1850 Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila.
Contact: 353-8922
LOVE YOURSELF ANGLO HUB
Unit 5, 3/F, Anglo Building, #715-A Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
Contact: 0915-366-5683
PROS: Free and they offer counselling as well. Staff are very friendly, professional and trained.
CONS: Privacy and result confidentiality are concerns when it comes to free and public testing. Though trained, innocent conversations could lead to information leakage both consciously and unconsciously. There are cases wherein a Volunteer saw a recently positive patient in the mall and told his friend that “That guys just tested positive yesterday.”
III. HIV testing kits
Advanced home test kits like Fujibio HIV kit has 99.9% accuracy similar to that of Hospital based testing.
Testing kits are widely used as the main method in HIV detection in some hospitals and hygiene clinic. All free testing done by volunteer groups uses HIV test kits. HIV testing hubs also uses HIV kits. Medical missions and workplace testing will usually use HIV testing kits. They are easy to use with result at 99.9% accuracy seen in mere 10 minutes. The common brands in The Philippines are Fujibio and SD Bio. Fujibio is Japanese made and Japan FDA approved while SD Bio is Korean made and Korean FDA approved. Both should give an accurate result with 99.9% certainty similar to that of hospital based testing. Only Fujibio HIV test kits are the only one you can buy online.
Fujibio’s Japan FDA Registration. Click photo to enlarge.
PROS: Very easy to use and results are very accurate. FDA Japan Approved. Do note that here in The Philippines, FDA does not approve any home test kits to encourage hospital only testing. I would personally recommend testing using test kits first as to give you an accurate idea of your status before going to the hospital. That way, you will know that you will test negative or positive in advance privately. It is also very convenient and you are assure that only you will know the result. Fujibio hiv test kits being sold online also offers free counseling.
CONS: Since the person that bought the kit will usually test himself or herself, Anxiety could lead to testing delay. Some people will contemplate for weeks before using the test kits and then eventually forgets that he bought one.
A positive HIV test using an HIV Home Test Kit
I TESTED POSITIVE. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?
If you used any of my recommendations above in getting tested and you tested positive, DO NOT DESPAIR. HIV is a very controllable disease and achievement of undetectable viral load is the treatment goal. Living a normal life is very possible with HIV as long as treatment is started and adherence to the treatment regimen is established. We have 2 options in getting treated.
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
RITM is the premiere and the leading facility in The Philippines when it comes to antiretroviral drug distribution as well as treatment for HIV patients. This should be your first choice in obtaining confirmatory results and further treatment if the initial testing result was positive. RITM is more specialized than San Lazaro and could deal with serious HIV related complications such as Mycobacterium Bovis infection as well as cryptococcal infection of the brain.
For commuters:
- Take a bus or van going to Alabang.
- Look for the Muntinlupa Fire Station.
- Ride a UV express/van or a multicab with a Filinvest Ikot route in front of the Orange Building and Festival Mall just besides the fire station.
- Tell the driver to drop you off at RITM.
Total estimated fare cost: 60 -120 Pesos.
For private vehicles:
- Proceed to SLEX.
- Exit at Filinvest.
- Turn left after the toll gate.
- RITM is just at the right side.
Process:
- Ensure that you arrive before 7:00 A.M for baseline testing. You will not be entertained if you arrive late.
- Once inside, simply proceed to the ARG clinic.
- Register.
- Proceed to the cashier and pay 150 pesos for the orange patient sheet.
- Proceed to ARG and await for your name to be called.
- CD4 testing for positive patients are available after 1:00 P.M except during Wednesdays and weekends.
- Distribution of antiretroviral drugs are given monthly. Maximum supply for 1 month is dispensed at the given schedule.
- Drugs should be free and is subsidized by Philhealth.
The Thai Red Cross Research Center
If you have the budget of about 25,000 pesos every 6 months, a possible alternative is getting tested and treated in Thailand. The Thai Red Cross Aids Research Center is one of the most advanced HIV treatment facility in the world eclipsing RITM. They use the most advanced drugs that you need to only take once a day as compared to a cocktail of 2-3 medications that the Philippines still uses. Blood works such as CD4 testing is around 500 pesos and results are ready in 3 days. The medications used in TRCARC are the best medications available and is very cheap, it will only cost you about 10,000 pesos for your 6 months supply. This same medication costs about 80,000 per 1 month supply in the United States. It is cheaper in Thailand because it is subsidized by the Thai Government. You can only purchase 6 month supply of the drug as they will require you to come back every 6 months for monitoring your health status. This advanced medication is only taken once a day and has very little side effects. They look like Centrum tablets.
The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
Address: 104 Ratchadamri Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
(5 minutes’ walk from the Rajdamri BTS station and Silom MRT station)
Tel. (+66) 2-256-4107-9
Fax: (+66) 2-254-7577
Website: www.trcarc.org
DISCLAIMER: We here at HIV Test Philippines testify that opinions we expressed above are based on what we believe are facts. We are not paid by nor endorsing RITM, TRCARC and other hospitals or products mentoined above. Information above are based on what we think are best with regards to getting tested in the Philippines. Contributors here at HIV Test Philippines are HIV Counselors and are working actively for more than 5-15 years in HIV clinics in the Philippines.
Sino taga cebu na natatakot magpa test? Pwede sabay na lang tayo. Takot din kasi ako. Tanong ko lang din kong sang hospital may 4th gen na test.sobrang natatakot na talaga ako.d ako makatulog ng maayos at sobrang aga ko nagigising.
Punta ka chunghua hospital..actually sa link 2 care 4rth gen din cla.
Ang counseling ba sa link 2 care 1 on 1 o marami kayo pinag sabay sabay. Thanks
I’ve had sex earlier with a foreign guy and he is very clean and stable but my concern is that when we are doing the doggy style, he have condoms but I wasn’t sure if he used it because when he stopped, I found the condom on his hand and he told menhe was checking if there’s a poop or something like that. Then he forced me to not look back and then I don’t know what to do so I followed. I’m super paranoid now! HELP ME! Is PEP available in Philippines?
Negative po kame kaso 10yrs mahigit nako nakapag test pero by glory of god negative gusto ko lang malaman kung tlgang yung 4th gen na yun e effective salamat po
Kaya bang iditect ng 4th gen ang 10 to 12yrs na hiv ask lang kase nag pa test ako last january may nag sabi kase sakin yung ex ko daw 2008 may hiv nag gagamot daw kinausap ko nadin meron nga sya kaya nag pa test negative po sa ritm pati wife at anak ko baka negative po lumabas 4th gen sabi ng counsil sakin salamat po sa sagot! Para matahimik din ako kakaisip salamat po tlga sa sagot
Negative po kame kaso 10yrs mahigit nako nakapag test pero by glory of god negative gusto ko lang malaman kung tlgang yung 4th gen na yun e effective salamat po
Mga sir last 1year ago nag pa test ako twice negative ang result pero hindi ako sure if umabot ba talaga sa 3months yun. Kasi Diba dapat 3months without contact sex para ma kaman mo na kung negative ka or positive. Ngayun na ba bahala ako kasi yung mga na basa ko na symptoms sa HIV my meron ako like yung sa panga ko my tumutunog minsan if eh buka ko baba ko. Tanong lng mga ser ano ba dapat Gawain? Kasi this week lng ako naka sex Hindi ako makapag test dapat 3months na walang contact before mag pa test tama ba?
Last test ko ng june negative ako.
Tas my old man ako na karelasyon and lagi ako ngcocondom. Safe nmn daw sya.
Pero i out lube first tas condom tas lube uli outside the condom.
Thick condom dnagamit ko
Ok ba pag nglagay k ng lube bago condom tas lube uli before sex.
Hi! I’m having panic attacks right now because sunod sunod ang mga linggo na nagkakasakit ako. I had contact last Feb to March. One moment, (just once) he did enter his tool to my hole with a condom then after several weeks we split, Iater I found out that for a year already- he was HIV Pos which he didn’t tell me at first that’s why we broke up. I’m really scared if this is the effect since ngayon ko lng naalala na may ganun pala kming encounter.
Pls help me and maybe someone can explain what are the possibilities. Thank you guys
Possibilities na nahawa ka nya ei Kung nasira Yong condom nya habang nag sesex kayo..Ang Kung nag bbj ka tapos nilunok mo sperm nya…sorry for the term…patest ka nalang po para ma sure mo…
Hindi naman nsira yung condom and di din ako nagswaswallow ng load nya. Thank you. Magpapatest na lng ako asap.
excuse po sa mga hiv positive po.. ano po symptoms nyo in 1st-2 weeks nyo?
Guys.. i need help. I have sex with sex worker last october 5 2019. Gumamit na mn kmi ng condom but unfortunately yung girl di nya alam na may regla sya. May nabasa kasi ako na mas malaki ang possibility na mahawa ka ng hiv kapag may regla. Sabi nya nmn na malinis sya pero di ako nagpakampante. So guys may chance ba na mahawa ako ng hiv???
You used condom naman ei…so protected naman yon…wag na magamba bro..
Kasi bro himugasan ko yung ari ko na may condom at may dugo. Isa sa pinangangambahan ko na baka may napasok natubig sa loob ng condom.na.contaminated ng virus
If you’re in doubt magpatest ka po sa 3rd month after exposure for a conclusive result.. 🙂
Hi, need po ba talaga na 3rd month pa bago mag pa test? Kasi, nag woworry na ako, so 3 months akong paranoid 🙁 saka hindi ba aabot da aids pag 3 months na ang nakalipas?. Salamat po.
Mas maganda patest ka 3 at 6 months para sure.minsan kasi may napasok din lahit nk condom ka
Bro..remember this po…d nabubuhay Ang virus sa labas NG katawan NG Tao..3 to 5 seconds namamatay na agad Ang mga ito….and Yong sinasabe mo sa humalo sa tubig malabo un bro…d nabubuhay Ang virus sa tubig ….hehehe…chill Lang bro…if meron ka doubt..pa test ka bro…and I’m sure na negative ka..
Salamat bro sa mga comment nyo. Medyo gumaan loob ko. ??
Hi gusto ko po sana bumili ng Fujibio kit
Sang website po madali ng makabili
Try ko po kc ung website na naka post sa video d naman po ako makapasok
Visit mo lng yun and place your order…hivtestkit.ph
Possible kaya na mag negative sa fujibio pero positive sa hospital???
Meron nba dito yan??
Nope…Wala po…
Mas accurate ang mga testing procedure sa hospital.at isa pa para sure ka na safe ka take hiv test 3 6 months at 1year after sexual encounter para sure
Reposting… hopefully someone could give advise…
Hello guys. I have a concern. I had a contact last Sept 15. Nagdry humping ang guy and dumating yung time na he will bust na, and nailabas nya sa butthole ko. No penetration happened. Would that be a risk of HIV exposure? Thank you sa sasagot. Been bothered for days now.
Yes po nakapa high risk po nun..get tested after 4 to 6 weeks agad..and repeat after 3 months of exposure
Ok… medyo tumaas anxiety ko. I will get tested.
It has been 3 weeks since the exposure… though wala ako naramdaman na symptoms pa, i think I need to get tested. Kaso paano ako makakaalis dito ng hindi nila nalalaman… haha
Gusto ko po sana magpa test saan po kaya pwede? Ty
Get tested po muna…wag ka agad mag isip NG Kung Anu Anu..pa test ka muna po..??
Me mga skit tulad NG sau na d naman HIV Ang dahilan…
Pwd pong mgtanong? Safe po ba yung pricker na gnagmit mag hiv test? I mean yung auto prick… Ksi may nkita akong red spots, baka may dugo po ng previous na nagpatest.. Thanks po… Need your answer ksi napapraning ako sa gnamit na pricker yung automatic po, pro yung bala nya yung lancer (yung blue) pinapalitan naman. Thanks po
Meron Poba Dtu Nakaranas Ng Kulani Na Tumagal Na 3months Maga Pero Di Parin NawawaLa? ? Worried Lang Ksi Ako Kasi Pag Lumulunok Din Ako Parang May Nakaharang Sa Lalamunan Ko Pero Hindi Naman Masakit. 3monthd Nadin Sha Kasabay Ng KuLani Ko. WaLa Naman Akong Ubo Or Sipon Para Tumagal Ng 3Months To. Huhu Pumayat Din Po Ako And Laging Joint Pain. Diko ALam Gagawin And Pano Sasabihin Sa Asawa Ko If Ever May Hiv Ako ???
Huhuhu
Is it possible na magkaroon ng std ang dalawang tao kahit first nila ang isat isa? One of us had a severe canker sores or ulcer sa mouth and the other had a bloody discharge during sex. My paranoia is solely based on the symptoms we see on the internet. Those are just the symptoms that are evident. May basehan ba pagpapanic ko?
Grabe na pamamantal sa katawan ko need ko na ba mag pa hiv test
@Worried Tagasaan ka pre?
alam po kayo around las piñas city na HIV testing clinic or hospital
Hi. Last may 22, 2018 po,nag night out po kami ng mga katrabaho ko sa LA cafe, nang tumagal may mga babae po na naki join samin. 4 po kami nun tas 3 palang yung lumapit samin.. Di naman pumayag mga kasama ko na maiwan ako. Ng may dumaan na girl..sabi ko.sya nalang… Katapos po nyan nagsilabasan na po kami… First time ko po tong ginawa..naligo muna kami den kiss sa lips…nag bj po sya sakin.. Den i tried to kiss her private part pero di ko nagawa…kiniss ko po yung boobs nya po…den nag sex po kami… Pero ayaw nya na di ako mag condom…tapos yun..nag sex kami ng naka condom ako…tapos nalabasan po ako sa loob..den continue nag sex kami pero nung nalaman na nya na nalabasan na ako..tumigil na kami…di muna ako nag shower…after 30 min..dun lang ako nag shower…
After a month yung kasama ko naman ang naging partner nya…
After 2 weeks ako naman…june 26 2018…nalasing kami nun parehas… No bj..kiss lang po sa lips.kinamay ko po sya .kiss sa boobs…sex with condom…nalabasan ako ulit sa loob…den nag shower ka agad ako… Naulit po ulit katapos ng 1 oras… No bj,kiss sa lips.kiss sa boobs…sex with condom…nalabasa ulit ako sa loob…den shower.
hi guys. I had sex one week ago.. and I’m so stressed Kasi d ko kilala ung naka sex ko! ? nasa bar kami ng friends ko non din sa sobrang lasing sumama ako sa isang stranger at nag sex kami without condom. Pwedi na ba mag pa test kahit week palang?
That would be too early.. Get tested at 6 weeks earliest para may baseline ka lang then repeat on the 3rd month after exposure for a conclusive result..
Pag ba negative after 6 mos what does it mean??
6 weeks po I mean
Pwd pong mgtanong? Safe po ba yung pricker na gnagmit mag hiv test? I mean yung auto prick… Ksi may nkita akong red spots, baka may dugo po ng previous na nagpatest.. Thanks po… Need your answer ksi napapraning ako sa gnamit na pricker yung automatic po, thanks po
Hi
Ask ko lng, may nangyare na ba na nahawa ng hiv dahil sa pagpapabunot ng ipin?
Kase dami.ko rashes now na makali talaga
Dba kase sabi pde magawa thru needles?
Nakakapraning naman
Wala.ako.kasex
Salamat sa sasagot
pls advise me nag contak ako nang grl nga hinde ko alam yong status nya noong may 7,2019 den nagpa test ako sa friendly care elisa yong gamit nila noong june 17,2019( 6 weeks) exposure the result is non reactive upter 3 months or 15 weeks nagpa test ulit ako non reactive parin yong 15 weeks ko conclusive na yon. na strees na ako sa kaisip eh.salamat kong sino man maka advice sa akin…
possible naman talaga na mag positive ka using fujibio or kahit anong magandang kit basta blood eh, kasi ang HIV na dedetect agad sa blood as early as 3 to 4 weeks, that time kasi nag proproduce na ng antibody ang tao.
at 6 weeks, 90% na ng tao may antibody na ma dedetect ng kit
at 3 months, 99.9% na ng tao ang may antibody
that is why its useless to wait for 6 months to 1 year. 4 weeks lang pwede na pero make sure mag retest ulet ng 3 months just to be sure.
Ano po accuracy ng kapag after 7 weeks since last exposure at nag test?
pwede po ba makakuha ng hiv pag nagpa BJ?
UPDATE: Nag confirmatory na ako noong Monday and yes, accurate nga po talga yung home test na ginawa ko thru Fujibio positive po talaga ako.
4 weeks palang yung exposure ko na detect na agad nung kit so i suggest guys mag test po tayo. wag na natin antayin 6 months.
Thanks for the info sir. Laban lng po. It’s not the end. Mas controllable pa nga po ang HIV kesa sa diabetes… nwei, nasaan na si SAD? Sabi kasi nia one year daw maghintay para mgpositive…
hey Kevz, you will be making a LOT of adjustments moving forward. Wish you the best and take care.
Anu ung mga flu like symtoms mo?
Wag ka na po mgtanong nang mgtanong ng symptoms.. Papraningin mo lng sarili mo lalo.. Ang mas magnda gawin ay magpatest.
Parehas lng tong picture na to sa previous post ah??..ginamit mo lng bah??
Sir, saan po bya iyan mabibili???
Tanong lang. Sino po naka pag pa test sa sa Hi-Pre Cebu dito? Baka pwede malaman kong paano at kong may counseling din ba dun. Thanks sa mag rereply.
Yes mayroon clang counseling.
I highly you recommend sa link 2 care..fast and accurate
Ung malapit sa velez ba? Discreet ba dun? Gusto ko kasi makipag counseling muna kasi i was diagnosed with hepa b before and treated. Nababasa ko kasi maaring mag positive ka kong may hepa ka. Kaso wala akong alam kong san at sino kakausapin ko. Nalilito na kasi ako at natatakot. Huhu
Yes malapit and discreet
From cebu ka po?
Yes po
I have a question po. Sana po may nag reply. Nag duty po ako then Yung IV tubings Ng soluset is Naga leak and na touch ko po Yung soluset port Ng patient na may aids and may small cuts po ako sa finger. Maari ba ako ma infect Ng aids?
ano po ang pinaka unang lalabas na symptoms in hiv?
ilang araw po tumatagal ang lagnat?
Hi guys! I need help. I had contact last july 31 then after a month i donated a blood ( they usually test your blood for any unsualities and will contact you if positive) but so far i didnt a call from them after waiting for a few weeks so i assumed that theres nothing wrong with my blood. And now i experienced mild flu like symptoms (yung fever ko hindi tumagal ng one day after taking a medication) but walang rashes or any. Guys help naprapraning kasi ako eh ??
Guys tanong lang, kong halimbawa mag reactive sa HP like ung sinasabing PCR , reported kaba agad sa DOH?
Sir, may hapdi po akong naramdaman sa dibdib ko, tas parang may nagbabago sa balat ko peru hndi po ako nagka rashes. Peru ramdam ko po yung pinag bago ng katawan ko. Pumayat po ako. Tas laging nanghihina katawan ko. Medyo pumuti po dila ko. Tas pag umihi po ako ang sakit po sir. Ano po ba ito sir?
halo po nakig sex po ako nang sex worker grl hindi ko alam ang status may 7,2019 yung last exposure ko den nag hiv test ako june 17,2019 (6 weeks) exposure ang result negative nag pa test ulit ako pagka august 29,2019 (15 weeks) the result is negative conclusive naba yong dalawang test ko..sa lab ako nagpatest ELISA yong gamit nila..
Sir nagka std ako dati pero nawala din.. After a years ago. Pero nag ka rashes ako ngaun. Naisip ko baka na dapuan ko hiv.. Possible ba? Kakaisip ko kasi.
hi hindi pa po ako nagpapa test sa hiv pero naprapraning lang po ako kasi hindi naman ako nilalagnat tapos normal naman ang kulayng dila ko kaso nag karoon po ako ng rashes sa katawan pero hindi naman sya makati basta itsurang rashes sya kaso hindi sya makati uminom na po ako ng alerta kaso andun pa din hindi pa natatanggal anu po kaya ang pwede kong gawin??? please help me
Hello napapraning din here….
Though 1 week pa lang naman ako nung may ginawa ako pero BJ and kiss lang naman and walang ejaculation possible bang may std or hiv na ko? I have flu like symptoms. Sore throat and singaw….
wala po haha
Guys . Tanong lang . Pang 3days ko na kase nararamdaman tong ganotong . Yung mga tugma don sa mga sintomas na nababasa . Imposible ba na hiv na to . Guys pa help naman ako
Hello, ask ko lang po kung makikita ang symptoms na 1 week after sex
Hindi pa at least 1 week
1 month pala Hindi 1 week
kasi po nagkaroon ako ng sore throat after 5 days ng contact, tas medyo sumakit po katawan ko. di naman po ako nagka lagnat.
Hello possible ba na magka hiv kung parehas kaming negative ng partner ko?
hindi po pero kung nakipag toot ka sa iba na positive tapos walang protection may possibility na magkaroon ka
mukang meron pang mas matagal p sa sinabi ni sad ah… naloko na…
Nawala nga si sad dto.. May pumalit naman.. Hay nako..
fujibio result:
what to do now?
paconfirm ka sa mga government clinics/hospital bro…
go to RITM, social clinic or nearest Loveyourself testing sites ASAP
wish you the best on your PLHIV journey.
Ilang weeks exposure mo ??
4 weeks ago lang. Nagka flu like symptom ako 4-5 days ago kaya nag test ako and tama nga hinala ko, na exposed talaga ako.
Anu exposure mo?
anal sex unprotected
Kaya pala hanggang 10 years yung HIV na yan kasi meron pa lang std sa katawan ng tao na hindi nagamot na dapat naman ay magagamot lang ng antibiotics na tama, mas maganda mgpatest kayo sa lahat ng klase ng STD, mahirap na yung hindi mo ipinatest yung pala yung meron ka.
Alam ko pag may STD ka, mas madali ka lang ma iinfect ng taong may HIV at kung may other STD ka at HIV at the same time, mas tataas viral load mo. Parang di naman nagiging HIV automatically in span of years pag meron kang other STD
Kaya nga eh intindihin mo nga ksi my knowledge kna dun, hindi lahat ng hiv mdetect mo kaya nga d lang 4th generation yung testing nila, my bago na dba? At my mga rare cases kasing hiv, yung chlamydia iresearch mo ano mangyari sayo kun resistance kna sa doxycyclin at azithromycin etc
Research mo nga ano mangyari kung resistant ka sa doxycyclin at Azithromycin para malaman mo, merong sakit lang sa isip sa kakapraning meron nmn tlaga na d lg nakita sa wastong test, dito sa pinas na hindi updated wag kna mgtAka
Tama.. kaya nga within 10 years, ibig sabihin if more than 10 years na negative ka ng HIV, talagang HIV FREE kna. Pero my doctor na nmn na conclusive na after 6 months of negative result, is negative na talaga. Meron din doctor ngsabi na 10 years tlaga you need to test every year If my doubt ka pa. Kasi kung wla nmn eh my peace of mind kna mg move on, no need to test anymore.
3 months for conclusive. For new equipment na gina gamit…
Guys Alert sa mga BOBONG DOCTOR!! kung meron po kayong nfeel na parang my std kayo, d lang po yun hiv, pag my symptoms kayo like white tongue or strawberry tongue at rashes, tapos negative kayo sa ilang test ng HIV, mgpatest po kayo ng CHLAMYDIA urine test, maraming bobong doctor ang hindi alam na meron palang urine chlamydia test, until more than 1 year ka nang negative sa HIV pero parang my symptoms pa rin, I suggest dont take unecessary anti-biotics or else mgkakaresistance kayo at d kayo magagamot, magiging superBug yung virus HIV na rin yung, iban yung HiV sa Aids guys ha.
Ofcourse we know that HIV is different from AIDS and Chlamydia is also different. Pinagsasabe mo? That once youre positive with Chlamydia, youre also positive with HIV? LOL So whats the point of getting tested for HIV if theyre not giving us accurate results? Are you saying na yung mga HIV negative dito are actually HIV positive unless they get tested for Chlamydia?? And congrats kasi mas matalino ka sa mga “bobong doctor”
Sana rin alam mo na maraming uri ng STDs na ibang iba sa HIV at hindi nagiging HIV over time
Tanongin mo doctor mo at mgnbasa ka ng update hindi yung obsolete na, basahin mo mabuti msg ko at intindihin mo bago ka mgsalita. D ko kailangan mgexplain sayo
Haha chill! No need to explain to me walang kwenta kasi msg mo sa taas, get your facts straight minsan and make sure na alam mo sinasabi mo :p ooopppss haha byeee
???? Mgresearch ka muna simple message lang di mo ma gets intindihin mo dahan2 ang slow mo kasi, saanba sa msg ko na once positiv sa chlamydia positiv sa hiv? Ngbabasa kaba? Kawawa ka naman kulang ka sa pgiintindi, at mgresearch ka obsolete kna kasi eh, my klala ako out of 6 doctors apat ang bobo dun, bakit? Kasi malas mo kung dun ka mpunta sa apat ubos lang pera mo, simple test lg ng chlamydia d alam. Gonorhea walang discharge wlang means of detection dba ang bobo? Haha tulad mo d marunong mgintindi
No way, basahin mo uli post mo ikaw lang nakakaintindi hahahaha
If those doctors are bobo, mas maniniwala parin ako sakanila kesa sayo, naging doctor nga eh, nakapasa sa boards. Ikaw ano kaba? Hahahhaha stfu and fuck off
idiot mang2 ka nga siguro, oo ngsabi ako na bobo yung doctor, ksi hindi lahat ng doctor magaling, kahit pa mgpustahan ako mananalo ako, tulad mo wala ka sigurong profession na ntapos kaya hirap ka sa pgintindi, hay naku, kaya sagotin mo kung saan banda ako ngsabi na +chlamydia +hiv? kasi kung wala bobo ka talaga gumagawa ka ng story mo, fuck off idiot
halata naman na idiot ka eh, ang simple2 d mo maintindihan? baka my HiV na 6n ang utak mo hahhahah pacheck mo yan sa magaling mong doctor, gudluck hahah
puro assumption ang comment mo, hahaha kahit tanong ko d mo masagot hahaha mgbasa2 din minsan wag puro chismis, kakahiya, wew…..
doctor nga sila sabihin mo my sakit ka sa ulo pero wala nmn, bigyan ka ng doctor mo ng paracetamol o biogesic, edi wow!
ilan ba pasyente ng doctor mo? ilan ba gumaling sa kanila? ilan ba namatay?
wala akong pake kung maniwala ka sa doctor mo, naniniwala din ako, KUNG… magaling. swerte mo nga okay mga doctor jan sa inyo, hindi nmn lahat ng my sakit dito eh doctor mo rin ngchecheck dba? GETS? hahaha
Pag nag ka std ka. Standard na gawin mo mag pa test nang hiv..malay mo my chlamydia xa d mo alam ilang std sa kanya. Nangyayari naman yun… meron kang hpv at herpes. Pwde naman. Be wise ka mag pa test. Indi naman porket my chlamydia ka my hiv kana, to make sure lng. Pa test nang hiv rather na hindi.
Relax
Bihira lng kasi dito sa pinas yung chlamydia test na yan. Once na mag discharge ka nang white or clear. Either chlamydia or nesseirra xa… mostly na gamit dito pag ganun gram stain…hiv is a virus aids pag na aquired mo na mga sakin mabilis ka mag kasakit.
Pa test kana kasi 12 weeks nayan conclusive nayan sabihin mo result ha para may idea din ako pang 57 days ko palang ngaun ..
Hi po. May i know po how accurate ang fujibio(3rd gen test) sa ganitong weeks.
1. 6 weeks
2. 8 weeks
3. 10 weeks
Nag test ka Jan PURo non reactive?
Fujibio claims the kit can detect infection as early as 6 weeks post exposure.
Harot, may tanong lang po ako regarding Fujibio.
Bumili ako ng isa.
Gaano karaming reagent ang kailangang gamitin?
Ginamit ko kasi lahat, linagay ko lahat sa test kit.
1-2 drops lang. read the manual next time
Is it reliable po?cause i want to buy it too.
Guys tanong lang.balak ko bumili ng kit para mag self test, medyo na prapraning na din ako sa kakaisip..nung bumili ba kayo ng kit real name nyo ginamit nyo? Thanks sa sasagot po. Madami sana akong gusto pang itanong pero alam ko ang magpatest lang din ang makakasagot.
name mo nlng tapos for pick-up sa LBC… di nmn alam ng tga LBC kung anong laman ng package.. and di din ka nila kilala..
Safe ba ung kit, i mean maybkarayom din dun eh
bakit naman hindi safe ang kit? so what kung may karayom. blood test kasi ang para sa HIV, so malamang need kang sugatan.
Sir Marx, pwede mag tanong regarding Fujibio.
Bumili ako ng isa.
Gaano karaming reagent ang kailangang gamitin?
Ginamit ko kasi lahat, linagay ko lahat sa test kit.
Please reply
2 -3 drops lng yata.. may instruction/leaflet bro… pls check
Hi. ask ko lang po san merong 4th generation test for hiv near olongapo city. di ko na maantay 3 to 4mos to get tested again. Hope u can help. ty
Pano po ipadirect shipment sa LBC?
Hi hinge lang ako ng advice, mejo 7 days na po kasi akong mejo nahihilo, tapos Yung lalamonan kanay dried, mahirap lumunok. Nagpacheck up ako sa doctor pero nirisitahan lang ako ng gamot sa sipon at mingrain. May namatay kasi ako na kaibigan dahil sa HIV e close kami masyado nun , sabay kami kumain , minsan umiinom kami sa isang baso. Eh di ko Alam may sakit pala siya, di niya sinbi.
Posble ba na mahawan ako? Magkano mag pan test? Napapraning kasi ako Kasi Hindi pa rin nawawala ang pagkahilo ko tapos mainit kunti ang ulo ko.
Please help me. I need your advice. Hope email mo po ako agad Kung anu dapat kung gawin.salamat po. Dalawa po email ko. Thank you talaga.
Hindi nakakahawa ang paginom sa iisang baso lalo na ang pagsabay sa pagkain..
Parehas tau ng symptoms nahihilo din ako na medyo nanghihina on and off din ung lagnat ko..ok na po ba?anong ginawa mo?
guys lahat dito nahihilo lalo na pag iniisip nyo, kaya nga mgpatest kayo and accept the outcome, kasi meron mn o wala, yupun na yung life nyo, just tell your immediate families about your concerns now coz they will accept you and help you, definitely its hard to get rid of your thoughts, remember there is always hope. Enjoy life! maraming my hiv dito na masaya pa rin, they have kids and families,. they have work and friends. and GOD, pray men!
Hello po, i know marami nagbabasa neto, let me tell you my story, nakipagsex po ako (vaginal sex) sa x gf ko po last june 28, na amin niya na may naka sex pa cya last time, hindi ko alam ang kanilang mga past, nagpatest po ako august 8, 42 days on the probable infection, doon sa loveyourself hub sa victoria, NR po ang lumabas, pero ngayon may pimple na lumabas sa genital area ko po, tapos baka nahawaan ko po yung gf ko ngayon, natatakot ako, pang 52 days na po ngayon, at hinihintay ko po ang 60 days, possible po ba na mag reactive ba?? 3rd gen naman ang ginagamit ng loveyourself dbah po?ilang percent kaya na malapit na sa conclusive po ang sa akin?madetetect daw kung 3rd gen in 22 days, pero NR naman po lumabas, sana po ay may maka basa at maka pagbigay ng payong maganda at nakagagaan ng feeling po sa akin,
Tell you what, 3rd gen gives accurate result only if you get tested at your 3rd month from your last exposure.. Chill ka muna ser, wait until 3rd month and get retested para sure!!!
Nakakatakot kasi ehh, may mga pangyayari ba na magpapositive bah ang NR sa 42 days?pagkatapos ng 3 months? Natatakot na kasi ako, malapit na mag 3 months..
It does happpen, it could be a false negative, pa retest after 3 months for accurate result
Mga ilang percent ba ang nagyayari nyan?o meron naba talaga nag false negative?pinapakaba mo naman ako kasi nakakaadjust na ako sa takot eh,kasi sa cdc pag 4-6 weeks ang 3rd gen sa loveyourself ay 99.8 percent accurate,
Sorry, i didnt mean to make you nervous! Just saying nangyayari na may false negative.. Doesnt mean na sayo po un! Kalma ka lang, negative ka. Pero paretest ka for total peace of mind
nag pa test ako 19 days 3 ,4,5,6 weeks lahat non reactive mag 3 SHC 1 sa Loveyourself
Hanggang ngayon napaparanoid parin ako ? waiting pako 6 weeks ulit napakahirap Ng ganito .. pero sabi ni Dr Pat Shaw 95% daw Ang antibodies test at 4-6 weeks 99.9% sa 12 weeks and base din sa mga nababasa ko sa CDC at WHO website nakaktakot hoping sa 12 weeks still non reactive padin?
Takot still praying din sayo, sana nga ay mag ka NR tayo, kasi malapit na ako mag 3. Months, natatakot na ako talaga, yun kang naman symptoms ko ngayon ang pimple lang sa genital area, since last exposure,
82 days na pala para mag 90 days po, sorry
Pa test kana 12 weeks nayan conclusive nayan pa sabihin mo result ha para may idea ako pag nagpa test ako pang 57 days ko palang ngaun .. hirap mag hintay
Kaawa nmn itong c J buhay p din
Marx bai taga cdo ka, salamat cge ka ug paninguha sa mga advices mahatag nmo sa mga tao, padayuna nah,
Para sa ibang magtanong.Experience ko PCR ang pinaka the best hindi nag False reactive.Purely HIV lng talaga ang dinedetect nito.yang lng dahil DNA kasi ito.kahit least than a week msdetect na.d na maghinaty ng 3 minth window period.kaso may kamahalan.
Sir ngpatest po kayo ng PCR sa HP? Hiprecision po ba yun? P5500 po? d po ba sapat yung PCR kailangan pa ng CD4? thanks po
Discreet ba sa hp pri? Pano pag mag reactive? Reported ka agad sa DOH?
Pcr, nat,rna,dna, yan ang mga test na virus ang hinahanap
Nagka false reactive kasi ako.Tama nga c.loyd sabi niya 100% ka broth negative.Loyd naala mo yong nagtanong ka sa akin sa mga story ko.page 121. Yong sabi mi na nagative ako.tama ka broth.
Share ko lng.Mas mainam para sa lahat na Mag patest kayo thru PCR.ito yong pinaka masmataas pa sa western blot.Samahan niyo na sa CD4 count.Ang nabayad ko sa HP lahat 5,500. Dahil ito kahit 2 days madetect na agad ang HIV.
Pag maynakita na virus yan na mismo.D katulad sa mga elisa nayan na pati ibang virus msdetect niya.kaya nagksroon ng False reactive.Pero ang PCR mismong HIV lng ang dinitect niya.kaya mscinclude talaga na kahit ilangbulit ka magpa confirma uon na ang result.Yan kasi ang ipinatest ng doctor ko.Nag ka False reactive kasi ako.Pero na confirm na Negative ako.