So...I've seen in this forum where people have claimed that the HIV testing used in america has been banned in the UK, but despite all my searching I haven't found this. Does anyone have any links to official UK gov't sites or whatnot? I recently went to a free dinner where they were giving a talk on HIV/AIDS and meds (a doc from a pharmeceutical company) who I posed the question to, and he said that the western blot and elisa are indeed used in the UK (but then again, hes from big pharma, so who knows what the truth is)
I also had asked him what was more valid for a test....an antibody test, or a viral load test. He said the antibody test was more accurate, and the viral test had more margin for error, tho I've also heard the opposite from others. So I dont know what to believe.
In any case, regardless of disease, i beleive its a result of toxicity in the body/mind/spirit and cleansing and balancing all those will bring any condition into harmony/healing.

In any case...
Im getting tested today. Haven't had a test in around 3 years, tho for the most part Im fairly low risk. I have anal sex like maybe 6 times a year (if that) this past several months (like 7) i havent at all, tho I do have oral sex. (and when i do have anal I ALWAYS use protection, and I dont drink, smoke, or do drugs, so im always sober)
I did find out something disturbing tho, that someone I briefly dated apparently has been positive for almost a decade, but lies about it to people and goes around barebacking, and doing sexwork, without being honest about it, and has allegedly infected people.
Of course if people are stupid enough to believe someone, and just randomly bareback, well....
yeah..

So...the reason Im more concerned, and its not a HUGE risk, but still a risk, I had met him originally at MACK (sexclub on folsom) and I was lying down on my back, and he was straddling me and we were making out. Of course it gathered a crowd, and of course the RUDE crowd of guys feel its their right to touch and do things to you, just because youre in a public sex club (without asking permission, mind you)
and took my penis, and started to put it into the guys ass (that I was kissing) I couldnt see what was happening, and I thought someone was orally going down on me, and after about 20 seconds, I decided I really didnt want strangers touching me/doing things to me without permission and I put my hand back there....and discovered what was going on. I was pissed at the guy I was with, because he obviously could feel it (tho he claimed ignorance and assumption that all was safe even tho he felt something penetrating) and I got up and washed right away, in the shower and peed right away, to clear the urethra. Being that I was the penetrator, and that it was very short lived, not a deep penetration and I had no sores, Im sure the risk was minimal, but Im getting checked anyways. That was over a year ago. I was going to test sooner, then I read on here about the false positives of these tests used, and thought, whats the point of getting tested if its probably gonna be false.
I have strong beleifs in natural health/healing and whatnot, but its hard to divert subconscious programming from over a decade too.

Any thoughts?

Perhaps I shoulda made this post into 2 strings...but alas...here it is.

John