Comments on: Home HIV Test now available http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49067 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 14:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Fenris Wolf http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49067/comment-page-1#comment-152331 Fenris Wolf Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49067#comment-152331 What about false negatives? This test told me I was clear as a bell, so I guess those 20+ years of anti-virals resulting in an "undetectable" reading are validated. Stop the presses. This test should net Big Pharma another few billion$ through clever exploitation. What about false negatives? This test told me I was clear as a bell, so I guess those 20+ years of anti-virals resulting in an “undetectable” reading are validated. Stop the presses.

This test should net Big Pharma another few billion$ through clever exploitation.

]]> By: Mike K http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49067/comment-page-1#comment-151790 Mike K Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:19:24 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49067#comment-151790 The concern that many of us have is that the possibility of extreme reactions. Many of us who are positive at least had someone there to tell us in a way that we did not do something radical. The home test takes that away. Even with a very small number of false positives, are we going to see an increase in the numbers that will "end it all".. Concern. The concern that many of us have is that the possibility of extreme reactions. Many of us who are positive at least had someone there to tell us in a way that we did not do something radical. The home test takes that away. Even with a very small number of false positives, are we going to see an increase in the numbers that will “end it all”.. Concern.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49067/comment-page-1#comment-151656 Timothy Kincaid Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:09:29 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49067#comment-151656 False positives are about one in 5,000. They have a 24/7 counseling line and if positive I'd imagine that the counselor would advise getting confirmation with a blood sample. I'm pretty sure any treatment protocol would not begin without thorough testing. False positives are about one in 5,000. They have a 24/7 counseling line and if positive I’d imagine that the counselor would advise getting confirmation with a blood sample. I’m pretty sure any treatment protocol would not begin without thorough testing.

]]> By: Lord_Byron http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49067/comment-page-1#comment-151650 Lord_Byron Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:01:35 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49067#comment-151650 I'm just wondering what the chances of a false positive are. It's great that this is finally available. I’m just wondering what the chances of a false positive are. It’s great that this is finally available.

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