HIV Testing ~ LB-69

Ladyboy Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 9 Points: 20

Hi all,

I know that you can supposedly get a same day test at some of the hospitals and clinics, I was just wondering what people's experiences have been with this.

How receptive are the girls to doing this? Are these tests even worth the time (I know in the U.S. you generally can't get a same day test, and most that offer one are just scammers)?

On the flip side, do you ever have girls that request it of you?

Hi chubster,

This topic has been discussed at length in a number of threads already. Roll Eyes

For example, the link below;

http://www.lb-69.com/forum/1929_HIV-Test_for_Ladyboys.html&highlight=hiv+testing

Cheers
Koykaeng

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 104 Points: 96

Stay away from the "rapid kits" (they are garbage) and the hospital same day tests are standard Elisa tests, having a window of up to 3 months.

To be 99.999% sure, get an Elisa test AND a PCR-DNA test, wait 3 months and test again. If all is clear, have at it. Shock

Ladyboy Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 9 Points: 20

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 104 Points: 96

Hi, A GG who wants to fuck me without comdom wanted to test me here in pattaya this week (30th Dec 06). We went off to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital one morning and 600 baht and half an hour later I had the result in my hand (clear I am happy to say), and it sure beat the hell out of going to Banrak on Christmas Day to get divorced!

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 104 Points: 96

Sorry, maybe I didn't write clearly enough. It was me who got tested. I didn't get tested for hep, this is a thing I've been regularly inocculated against for years. BTW do you know they now have a vaccination against hep C.

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 104 Points: 96

Ladyboy Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 9 Points: 20

Currently, there is no commercially available vaccine against Hepatitis C and the infection can only be treated with a combination of Interferon and Ribavirin - a long-term therapy with limited efficacy and substantial side effects. It also gives rise to high treatment costs for patients.

As of December 2006, Intercell has a Hep C vaccine (IC41) in the Phase II Clinical trial period. It started in 2003. Initial results of this study are expected in mid 2007.

Pevion Biotech announced the start of phase I clinical testing of its virosome-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine. The study is scheduled for completion by end of 2007.

Other companies are also looking at this, but I'll just use these two as examples.

For registration purposes for clinical Patient use, medicines have to undergo Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials, so a commercial product is a few years away, assuming that these studies even show a benefit.

And just for your information.......as of 4th January 2007, the standard treatment for Hep C is a combination of broad-spectrum antiviral ribavirin, and the protein interferon-alpha which has been chemically modified to extend the period of time it can survive in the body. It is this modification of the interferon that is covered by patents held by pharmaceutical big shots Hoffman-La Roche and Schering Plough.

The alteration involves attaching a large sugar polymer (polyethylene glycol, known as PEG) to the surface of the interferon (a process known as pegylation) in order to increase the size of the protein. This means the molecule beomes large enough to withstand rapid metabolism and excretion by the body.

However, researchers at Hammersmith Hospital and the London School of Pharmacy developed a new method of pegylation by which the PEG is anchored within the interferon molecule itself, thus avoiding infringement of the existing patents. The new technique has been patented by Imperial College London.

The new pegylation method exploits the chemistry of the disulphide bond of the interferon molecule, making the process more efficient and also therefore more cost-effective.

The traditional pegylation process has been a real moneymaker for pharmaceutical companies, with the standard course of treatment for a single Hepatitis C Patient costing around £7000 (€10,377).

And...
A one hour turn around for 600b was an ELISA test.
IMHO, it beats no test at all.

As long as you understand the limits of the test......

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 142 Points: 125

There seems to be some very well informed replies here- how about Hep B?
i did the vaccination series and it didn't work, so now i need to do it again. its a real pain for me to do so (i.e. lot of time and time off work), and i'm considering not doing it. do u think it is essential?
my thinking is that it may not work again and i've been with approx 100 working girls without the vaccination, so i'm wondering just how contagious it is.

Hepatitis B is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a virus (HBV) that attacks the liver. The virus is found in the blood and semen and is spread in the same manner as HIV. HBV is easier to catch than HIV because it is more than 100 times more concentrated in an infected person's blood and can exist on surfaces outside the body.

The hepatitis B vaccine series consists of three doses spaced out over approximately 6 months.

After three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, at least 90% of healthy young adults develop immunity to HBV infection. Immune compromised people might not respond as well to hepatitis B vaccine. They should be tested 1-2 months after the third dose of vaccine to see if they responded.

It is worth getting it done.

Ladyboy Hunter Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 142 Points: 125

bollocks, i was hoping u wouldn't say that (but knew u would lol), cheers- i'll get it re-done.