Rapid hiv blood test negative at 6 weeks exposure am I safe?

[Saint347]

Hi 6 weeks ago I had unprotected sex with a female, she was so easy that it's scary , I had a rapid blood hiv test done at a local hospital a week after and a hour later they came to me and said it was negative I've been paranoid because I had like a mouth ulcer next to my wisdom tooth that I have not taken out yet and I've had a bit of a sore throat so I went to the hospital again at 6 weeks and had another hiv rapid blood test done and it was negative aswell am I safe or could I still have hiv?  PS......both hiv rapid blood test they took one tube of blood for testing please help I'm going crazy

[iommi]

Your 6 week test also looked for an antigen that is produced prior to Hiv antibodies. It's virtually conclusive you are negative.
I'd take one more test at 12 weeks to satisfy cdc guidelines. Any antibody test at that time is conclusive.

[Saint347]

I just got told it was a AG/AB combo test i don't know what that means

[CurfewX]

Your test a week after was probably useless, but your 6 week negative means it's unlikely that you got HIV from this encounter.  Remember, if she was "so easy," so were you, so it's a good idea to carry condoms if you are prone to having sex with others whose HIV (and STD) status is unknown to you.

[iommi]

Not sure if they did a 4th generation test being it took an hour or perhaps it was a 3rd generation. Assuming this was a 3rd generation AB test only, it is still very encouraging being most would have tested positive if infected. Test a final time at 12 weeks for a conclusive result.