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Oraquick at 1 year and 6 months unprotected sex

Hello, I am a woman and on May 7th 2018 I engaged in unprotected anal sex with a man I was dating at the time. I was unsure of his status and I continued to test using the oraquick and oraquick advance oral swab tests every month for one year and all have been negative at this point. I have an extreme phobia to hiv and I know I put myself at risk from this event. I then went on and dated a new man and we engaged in protected sex, my last encounter with him from what I remember and put on my app to track my sexual activity is that it was protected. I tested myself 6 months using the same oraquick and that is negative as well. Should I still worry that I have HIV or can I move on with my life?
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It is abnormal to test repeatedly, so you are correct that 12 tests means you have hiv phobia. Any test is conclusive after 3 months so you need to move on from this fear or else see a therapist for one on one discussion. There is nothing to test for with the second man since it was protected and you can't get hiv then.
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Okay, so I do not need to get a blood test done?
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ANY test you took 12 weeks or more after the event is conclusive.  It is long past time to move on from this event.  You don't have HIV.
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So even if it is an oral fluid test it is conclusive? I don’t have to take a blood test?
That question was answered twice.
The word "any" means exactly what you would think it means.  Any and all.
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