LOL hey like I said I have been there when you want expert advice :)
I'll take the $15!!!!
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Thanks. I will relax and get the conclusive @ 12 weeks. (CDC being conservative actually puts me at ease)
@alienshadow: Yup... your right. I did. I dont think it hurt anything except my bank account ;)
He needs to spend 15.00 which he did on the std forum to get the answers we gave him nursegirl
Yes...a 3 month result is conclusive.
As per the experts (docs here)...they have said NUMEROUS times that they have NEVER seen anoyone test POS after a 6 week NEG result. Does it mean that it doesn't happen? Of course not.
With the patients I have personally cared for that have been HIV+, my experience is about the same...the people all tested POS within a fairly short period of time. 4-6 weeks post exposure.....some literally within a week or two.
That's the thing...in a HUGE majority of people, antibodies are formed rapidly, therefore a NEG result at 6-8 weeks is VERY reassuring.
The CDC recommends 12 weeks for a conclusive result, and that figure is conservative.
So....basically...a 12-13 week NEG is your proof that you are not NEG (and your partner too). That's why it's quite frustrating to have people here testing for YEARS post exposure. They just cannot accept their results as being conclusive, and it is sad.
not the drs forum
As for your results NEGATIVE end of story and its conclusive