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can't stop hyperventilating

So I called a hotline and they said that it can take up to 6 months for it to come out positive. Can't stop hyperventilating guys
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Please help
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http://www.thebody.com/content/art41080.html
On there it says 6 months
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Only if you put yourself at risk again.
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Dude, I'm just freaking out. Will my results change?
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Enough, you were given the correct information in your other thread.
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Why would they say that though? Aren't the hotlines regulated or something?
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http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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  In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
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