What do the test results mean?
A positive result means: • You are HIV-positive (carrying the virus that causes AIDS). • You can infect others and should try to implement precautions to prevent doing so. A negative result means: • No antibodies were found in your blood at this time. A negative result does NOT mean: • You are not infected with HIV (if you are still in the window period). • You are immune to AIDS. • You have a resistance to infection. • You will never get AIDS. Find out more in the AIDS 101 article “HIV Testing.
A positive result means that: • You are HIV-positive (carrying the virus that causes AIDS), and • You can infect others and should try to implement precautions to prevent doing so. A negative result means that: • No antibodies were found in your blood at this time. A negative result does NOT mean: • You are not infected with HIV (if you are still in the window period), • You are immune to AIDS, • You have a resistance to infection, • You will never get AIDS. Find out more in the AIDS 101 article: “HIV Testing.
Normal results mean that no problems were discovered, that your vision is 20/20 or can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses and/or contacts. You can see colors, and there is no evidence of glaucoma or cataracts. Abnormal results vary and can include the following: Astigmatism: a defect which results in blurred vision Blocked Tear Duct: blockage in the tube that carries tears away from the eye Cataracts: clouding of the cystalline lens in the eye that can cause vision problems. Color Blindness: the inability to see certain colors Damage to the optic nerve, blood vessels, or fundus Eye Trauma: injury to the eye Glaucoma: a disease of the eye where increased pressure inside the eyeball causes damage to the Fovea Centralis, Retina and gradual loss of vision. Hyperopia: or farsightedness, which is the ability to see far objects better than near objects Lazy Eye: an eye movement disorder in which the eye drifts due to muscle weakness (also called strabismus). Myopia: nearsightedness, which is
A positive test result means the Beta-3 integrin has been detected. This indicates that the uterus is receptive to the implantation of the fertilized egg. A negative test result means the Beta-3 integrin has not been detected. A negative result can be caused by one of two conditions. The first condition, called “out of phase,” occurs when the development of the uterine lining is delayed. The second condition, called “in phase,” means that the lining of the uterus has developed properly, but the Beta-3 integrin is still missing. Your test result will help your doctor decide the best form of treatment.
