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test after first exposure?

I went to planned parenthood to get tested,  I thought we were supposed to get tested 3 months after last exposure, yet the nurse told me that because I only had one partner, which was my current bf, she said that they count from the first exposure which was 80 days, I tested negative, are they right?  
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I am not interested in your first exposure.

If your last...i.e  most recent exposure was six weeks ago then a DUO would be conclusive now and a garden variety antibody test would be conclusive six  weeks from now .

We are dealing with potential risks for HIV. The guidelines are that if you had unprotected vaginal or anal sex, then you should have a duo at 28 days or an antibody test at 12 weeks. The number of partners or their test results should be left out of the equation.

You've been given some very loopy advise
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Sorry I'm NEW At This
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I Called CDC the same day twice and they said that too, that because was my only partner I had they test from the first day of exposure , so idk, my 80 day was from the first time of exposure not the last, the last was 6 weeks and he is a friend of mine very honest, I asked hi about the hiv and he said he did not have it, so maybe I was just freaked out because this was my second bf and first with unprotected sex
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Something doesn't add up. The information the nurse gave you is incorrect.
Number of partners has no bearing on the window period and the number of days/weeks are always counted starting from the last i.e most recent exposure.
A DUO ( 4th generation test) is now considered conclusive at around 30 days and a simple antibody test is considered conclusive at 12 weeks or 84 days. Your 80 day post exposure test is conclusive.
The 12 weeks or 84 days guideline is a precautionary extension of the time frame to cover for potential dating errors.
If you are sure that your last exposure was 80 days ago then you are negative
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