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One time encounter
I literally made the dumbest mistake of my life . I was kind of "talking" to a male and I ended up sleeping with him without protection . He did ejaculate and it was vaginal sex . I asked him if he's clean and if he's been tested and he replied "Ofcourse I'm clean " . He's middle class ethnic male . I'm sure he's had unprotected sex with other women before . I went and got test for HIV and other STDS. All other STDS came back negative still waiting for results of HIV . It hasn't even been two weeks yet and I know I should test at 3 months but I'm such a hypochondriac I needed to do the test anyway .what are my chances of getting HIV ?
A PCR is not a stand alone test used for diagnosis. You could take a DUO at 4 weeks post exposure for a very good indication of your status. We recommend a follow up antibody test at 3 months for a definitive result.
Thanks for the response . After checking with my doc she informed me the test she used to test for HIV was the HIV-1 RNA PCR Quantitative . I took this test 7 days after the incident . It did come back negative . Can I feel a little better ?
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Certainly unprotected sex puts us at HIV risk, that's why we say, never believe in words, rely on your protection. However having said that, there is a strong possibility that he may not have HIV, and one can not give something he doesn't have.
You rightly said, two weeks test is too early to get reliable results. What we can suggest you to get yourself tested for HIV Duo after 4 weeks of exposure and repeat an antibody test after 8 weeks of this test to collect your conclusive report. A negative duo test after 4 weeks is highly reassuring and very unlikely to change otherwise. However, your conclusive test still remains at 3 months mark
You rightly said, two weeks test is too early to get reliable results. What we can suggest you to get yourself tested for HIV Duo after 4 weeks of exposure and repeat an antibody test after 8 weeks of this test to collect your conclusive report. A negative duo test after 4 weeks is highly reassuring and very unlikely to change otherwise. However, your conclusive test still remains at 3 months mark
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