No your thinking is incorrect. There is a period of time when antigens cannot be detected and there is not enough antibodies for the test to detect. Reason for the 3 month conclusive test.
So it "IS" possible to have a low viral load (undetecable 5 week RNA) along with no antibodies (neg 8 week antibody) simutaniosly?
An undetectable viral load does not mean a person is not infected. You didn't have a viral load test.
Perhaps you can give me your opinion on this for me. If an PCR RNA test came back undetected @ 5 weeks after a possible exposure. Then why the suggestion for a follow up with antibody test, which mine came back neg at 8 weeks? And why would a Physician say the RNA @ 5weeks was sufficient?
Because it isn't a stand alone test and has to be followed up with an antibody test. As to why you physician said what he did, is beyond me. What was your exposure?
A ruptured condom during vaginal sex exposing me briefly prior to realizing. I have not had any exposures since. I am now 11 weeks post incident, and I had not place any more credence into this after the neg 8 week rapid test as a follow up as I thought this would be sufficient, after the RNA test. Until today when I decided to research a little more. So here where I am confused, if the RNA does not detect then why an antibody test also be invalid after that test, if a follow up test is required?
Because it takes time for the antibodies to be detected by the tests. That was already explained to you above.
If I asked the question...then it is obvious that the explanation was not clear and presented well. Thank you for time wasted... will seek correct info elsewhere. Can't stand pompous people... *****!
Oh wow im reading this 3 years later and see how Teak had trouble understanding your question. Yea I have asked myself that also. I guess if you're recently infected your rna would be really high but yours is undetectable. I don't know why you need a follow up with antibody, im confused too
Don't be pulling up an posting to old threads.