Rare Drug-Resistant HIV Found in NYC

[tsluver247]

I believe all males are gay to a certain degree. There are a lot of straight males that love watching porn that has huge dicks banging chicks.

[Vicki Richter]

LOL Are you guys dumb?
Do you actually read?

Actually, yes I do read your posts. Is the new test cheaply and easily available to the public? Can you buy it anonomously at the corner drug store?

Ahem. No. It's new and probably can only be performed presently in a few labs. The finger prick test has been around a few years, is cheap because it's been streamlined for use and its fast.

Getting a bunch of porn crew down to a doctor for testing, paying appointment and lab fees for every participant and waiting for results for maybe weeks is probably NEVER going to fly in the porn biz. This is porn, not Universal Studios.

You are missing my point. If it isn't cheap, fast and easy it won't be adopted by the porn community as a whole.

I don't understand why someone would not utilize at least that mininum level of screening when it's so bloody cheap and easy.

Anyhow...Danielle you are far to attractive to be insulting people. I detracts from your beauty. I hate to see beauty like your's sullied in any way.

The point is, the testing is quick and easy and it IS adopted by the porn community as a whole. I don't know what you are talking about here. All porn performers are tested at least every 30 days.

Vicki

[domweb]

The point is, the testing is quick and easy and it IS adopted by the porn community as a whole. I don't know what you are talking about here. All porn performers are tested at least every 30 days.

I am afraid that accordind to AVN (Adult Video News) you are not correct, Vicki.

I quote,

"CHATSWORTH, Calif. - After Darren James was found to be HIV-positive in March after a trip to Brazil, the Adult industry as a whole realized there was a hole in the testing system that acts as their only defense against HIV: while Porn Valley subjects performers to PCR-DNA tests at least once every 30 days, performers across the globe don’t enjoy the same safety protections."

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While it is true that the recent HIV problems have caused 'Porn Valley' in California to institute thirty day HIC testing, not all Porn is made there. (Just most of it).

You did miss the point....Its not a new test for say...You pay $110 dollars and your HIV results are in the next day, the rest are in in 3 days....So basically in 3 days you have all your results. You seemed to miss what me and Vicki were trying to explain to you because you were too quick on the defensive...

I didn't think I went defensive, but interpretation is in the eye of the beholder. Did you state there was a three day waiting period in an earlier post? If so, I truly apologize, I missed it.

Great discussion by the way. I appreciate the info on the new tests.

[Vicki Richter]

Not 3 days. They are talking about the international community. American porn is fairly well regulated for the most part.

[Toro]

Am I missing something here? There are places in NYC where you can get your test results in 20 minutes for $95 - which would seem to have a window narrow enough to safeguard against infection after the testing. I'm not sure if the other tests are more accurate, but why wouldn't this test be the one used?

I also get pissed that it's not something readily available for people to use at home. I know that if a positive result comes up, the person would need counseling desperately and that's a large reason why instant home testing isn't around, but wouldn't the fallout be less deadly if you could buy something to use at home? I am also aware that it might make people use condoms less, but I still think the benefits would outweigh the danger. It might not be the most romantic thing to do before you hook up with a new partner, but to me, saving a life is a pretty romantic notion.

Also, I haven't read anywhere on these boards about the 'incubation period' between the moment you are infected and when it actually appears in your tests. I have asked doctors and heard anything from 1 week to 6 weeks. That means if you had sex and got infected on any given night, you might not yield a positive result for 3 weeks. THAT'S where the real danger is. I'm not terribly educated on the details, but isn't this an issue?

[Vicki Richter]

The test you can get results in 20 minutes is the shitty one not the PCRDNA.

[MaxiJavi]

Vicki

The test you can get results in 20 minutes is the shitty one not the PCRDNA.

Forgive my ignorance on the subject ... I am probably asking something that has already been explained

How do you know which is which test ? What is the one you girls do and how do you go about getting one of those ?

I thought the shitty one was pretty cheap and wasn't effective until up to a few months after actual infection ? I don't see the point in getting the result after 20 mins if it is that crappy ...

Cheers

[Toro]

The test you can get results in 20 minutes is the shitty one not the PCRDNA.

After some research...
The PCRDNA tests specifically for the HIV virus; the ELISA tests for antibodies. The antibodies can take up to 13 weeks to develop, but the virus presence would be detected in cells right away (the results are available usually within 48-72 hours), and if a PCRDNA comes back negative it's usually confirmed with an ELISA 13 weeks later.