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Can I move on?

Hello everyone,

I took an HIV rapid test here in Canada. Fingerstick blood sample. The test is approved by Health Canada for detection of HIV-1/HIV-2.

I took the test at 85 days. Last exposure was December 20, 2010, and I took the test March 16, 2011.

Is this enough time?
Am I conclusively negative?
Do I need to take another test in the future? (i.e. six months?)
The only time I would need to test again is after an unsafe sexual exposure (unprotected vaginal/anal sex), correct? Otherwise, I'm free and clear and can move on with absolutely ZERO worries and a 100% confidence that I am negative?
If someone was to ask me my HIV status, I could tell them with confidence that I am negative, correct?

Thanks. I appreciate the assurances.
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186166 tn?1385259382
long story short...

your test PROVES that you dont have hiv  
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1519393 tn?1306802108
Is this enough time? YES
Am I conclusively negative? YES
Do I need to take another test in the future? (i.e. six months?) NO
The only time I would need to test again is after an unsafe sexual exposure (unprotected vaginal/anal sex), correct? Otherwise, I'm free and clear and can move on with absolutely ZERO worries and a 100% confidence that I am negative? YES
If someone was to ask me my HIV status, I could tell them with confidence that I am negative, correct? YES
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