Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 06, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	AETHLON MEDICAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000882291
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,856,543
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth	false