Comments on: Testing America’s common sense http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/ Of sex and science. Elizabeth Pisani's blog about HIV and other sundry things. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Manisha http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2693 Manisha Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:01:31 +0000 http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/?p=1985#comment-2693 I agree (I am too Canadian) and doing my Master's thesis on exactly this! I agree (I am too Canadian) and doing my Master’s thesis on exactly this!

]]> By: Dag Brück http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2690 Dag Brück Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/?p=1985#comment-2690 Maybe The Governement Monitor just suffers from bad writing. It would make more sense if they wrote "at increased risk for the infection, *also* including women who are pregnant". Maybe The Governement Monitor just suffers from bad writing. It would make more sense if they wrote “at increased risk for the infection, *also* including women who are pregnant”.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 Samantha Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:45:30 +0000 http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/?p=1985#comment-2688 It never ceases to amaze me the ridiculous beaucracy that Medicare imposes. My family has been battling the system for several years now for a completely different issue for my father's condition and despite it's charter to provide healthcare assistance, it never seems to meet the challenge of making sure that patients have what they need. When Medicare does finally recognize the obvious, instead of apologizing for their inaction, they annouce it as groundbreaking progress. I'm so glad that I found your site. Keep up the great work! I look forward to reading more! It never ceases to amaze me the ridiculous beaucracy that Medicare imposes. My family has been battling the system for several years now for a completely different issue for my father’s condition and despite it’s charter to provide healthcare assistance, it never seems to meet the challenge of making sure that patients have what they need. When Medicare does finally recognize the obvious, instead of apologizing for their inaction, they annouce it as groundbreaking progress.

I’m so glad that I found your site. Keep up the great work! I look forward to reading more!

]]> By: Nico http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2682 Nico Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:12:33 +0000 http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/?p=1985#comment-2682 As a gay man, I consistently refuse sex with pregnant women and/or *anyone* who has recently requested an HIV test as a sure-fire way to reduce my OWN risk of exposure LOL Rapid tests are available in at least some places in Canada (dunno about the whole country as health services differ on a provincial, even municipal basis). Ontario began rolling it out in 06/07: http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/HIV_rapid_testing_A_quick_prick-3258.aspx As a gay man, I consistently refuse sex with pregnant women and/or *anyone* who has recently requested an HIV test as a sure-fire way to reduce my OWN risk of exposure LOL

Rapid tests are available in at least some places in Canada (dunno about the whole country as health services differ on a provincial, even municipal basis).

Ontario began rolling it out in 06/07:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/HIV_rapid_testing_A_quick_prick-3258.aspx

]]> By: Chantal http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/2009/12/11/testing-americas-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 Chantal Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:26:43 +0000 http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/?p=1985#comment-2680 Yes, a Canadian is reading this and agreeing completely. The one week waiting period is absolutely ridiculous. For one, the period OF waiting to get results is nerve-wrecking for risky or paranoid folk, and two, it encourages people to cease their risky behaviours and recieve help when they are potentially at their most contagious. Keep up the great work Elizabeth! Yes, a Canadian is reading this and agreeing completely. The one week waiting period is absolutely ridiculous. For one, the period OF waiting to get results is nerve-wrecking for risky or paranoid folk, and two, it encourages people to cease their risky behaviours and recieve help when they are potentially at their most contagious. Keep up the great work Elizabeth!

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