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OraQuick oral fluids

Is a OraQuick in-home oral fluids test at 7 weeks a good indication of my status? (It was negative)
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It takes longer to have detectable hiv antibodies in saliva then blood so you can not compare them.
Reread CurfewX 's first reply to you.
A 7 week oral test is only a good indicator.
A 7 week AB test is mostlikely a true status.
A 7 week 4th generation considered conclusive by the World Health Organization and "many" U.S. hiv experts to be conclusive.
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I feel like my 7 weeks test would of been positive if i was. Cause at 6 weeks most test positive.
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Worst case 3rd, best case 4th. Even then wouldn't my test at 7 weeks been positive since it's at that time frame.
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Any negative test taken at 4+ weeks post-exposure is a good indicator that you are negative.  If you're going to use Oraquick, test at 12 weeks for your conclusive negative result.  Otherwise, visit a clinic and take a 4th-generation test at any point now for a conclusive result.
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I took a Elisa tests at 4 weeks (negative) and then the oral fluids test at 7 weeks. Do you think my result will change at 12/13 weeks?
I read your previous posts.  Since you don't know what generation test you took at 4 weeks, I can't comment on its reliability, nor can I speculate whether your result will or will not change.  Doing so would constitute nothing more than a guess.
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