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you may not be showing signs within 2 years, some people don't have "acute HIV syndrome," which is a flu like illness that sometimes people don't think about HIV when it happens. Its hard to predict and very individual, depending on the person. Some people get exposed and progress rapidly, and others go for years, sometimes decades without showing symptoms. The main take home message here is make HIV testing a routine part of your yearly health check up, regardless of your marital status - put it in the same breath as a yearly mammogram and cholesterol testing.
Many people are dishonest about their status, and when they are not in care and getting treatment, can pass HIV much more easily to others. Know your own status and definitely take care of you, know your status for yourself and insist on knowing/seeing your partner's as well. Good luck and keep taking care of you...
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this is another website that is a good resource for those living with HIV who are seeking empowerment and information.View Thread


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