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How reassured should I be by my negative HIV test results at 25/26 days?
So just under 4 weeks ago (25/26 days to be exact), I was potentially exposed to HIV during unprotected receptive anal intercourse (he assured me he was negative, but you never know). I got tested today with the Rapid 4th Gen. Antigen/Antibody Combination test, and the results came back negative. I know you have to wait 3 months to know your status definitively, but I wanted to know how accurate the test is at 25/26 days because the anxiety of not knowing for sure is starting to get to me. Should I trust the results of the test and just relax, or am I being too hasty??
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Unprotected-Receptive-Anal-Sex--No-Ejaculation-Level-of-Risk/show/2910510#post_13960042
Please reread what Iommi had advised you. At this point, your test result, although some would consider as conclusive, you still need to follow up with a 12th week ab for conclusion, as per the CDC.
Please reread what Iommi had advised you. At this point, your test result, although some would consider as conclusive, you still need to follow up with a 12th week ab for conclusion, as per the CDC.
4th gen test at 4th week is 95% accurate. 6th week test will be 99% accurate. Today's tests are very sensitive compared to what we used to have. So it is a good indication of your result. However, test at 12 weeks / 3 months to get a conclusive result.
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Does this apply to the rapid tests as well? I've heard that they aren't accurate at detecting HIV in the early/acute phase.
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