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Three week test for HIV

Is three week test will be hepful anyway?
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that,s a fair statement.i will
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While it can happen at 2 weeks really a 4 week test is a better indicater then 3 weeks and then 6-8 is better then 4 then 3 months is conclusive.

I know you want to help people out but we say at 6-8 weeks is a good indicator since the percentage is in the high 90's. 3 weeks your looking at a very low percentage and we would not deem as a good indicator. Any negative test is a good test, but try to look at the overall picture.
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i never said conclusive,i said people have seroconverted after two weeks of exposure.
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Fiction. There are no tests marketed or sold to give one a conclusive test result less than 3 months post exposure. Seroconversion takes place 22-25 days post exposure up to 3 months.
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people have seroconverted after as little as two weeks of exposure,that,s fact not fiction.
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3 weeks will not tell you a thing about a rescent exposure. There would not be enough antibodies at 3 weeks for a test to detect.
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3weeks is a good indicator with modern testing,but it,s far from conclusive.as your probably aware by now you will get a conclusive result at3months from your last exposure.
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3 weeks will not tell you anything about your most recent exposure but it will tell you if you were exposed previously.
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