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Hi guys my exposure is unprotected vaginal sex and oral sex w/ a girl ive met in a pub. after my friends scares me why i havent used a protection. si i get paranoid and get tested. i test @ 4 weeks w/ a rapid antibody test @ 6 weeks orasure test and @ 8 weeks a determine duo rapid test by alere. Upon reading here in this expert forum and the doctors and international forum. Ive found out there a bit of discrepancies of information. The doctors stance that an 8 week duo test is conclusive or even a stand alone antibody test only. And this forum stance any hiv test after 12 weeks is conclusive. Should i take another test? How come medhelp expert forum and medhelp doctors forum have different opinions about window periods? And i read here that teak says that a duo test will just make a 1 week earlier detection so if the window period is 12 weeks if a person will take a duo test it will be conclusive @ 11 weeks. Thats what i understand in teaks several post. thanks guys
Do the math. US uses 13 weeks all others use 12. Both equal 3 month. 8 weeks is not 12 or 13 weeks nor is 8 wecks 79 days.
ok i undestand it. and the guidelines that this forums follows.. but still its out of the question anymore. im asking in your experience because i know that your in medical field also and i can say the one of the most knowledgable person here in this forum. Sir i kindly asking you to answer the question. why you tell me if i will take a 79 day test it will not be conclusive. which in a thread i post you comment that the poster to move on at his 79 days. i found also on some threads that 81 days you tell its final and good enough,. i think all you mean there is it conclusive. so again im asking what yhe difference between a 81 day test and 79 day test can i take my test @ 79 days? and i can move on and say its good enough its final for me. or should i postponed my flight and tae 81 days,.. thanks..
ok mr teak. thats not my question i know its only a good indication as per this forum stance. i accept that opinion. but my question is according about if i will take the test @ 79 days it will not be conclusive?? why on threads ive post that you comment that @ 81 days yoy tell its final. good enough and can move on. this means its conclusive right even though you dont used that term. Now my question is there a huge difference between 79 days and 81 days,. because if im going back to the doctor for sure he will tell me its conclusive because he put me in a clear already at my 8 week test. Hope you can answer it mr. teak and i apologize if im some kind of harsh.. hope you understand how we feel.. thanks
Read your first post 8 weeks is not conclusive.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
Page 11
#4
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
UK Fourth Generation Testing
http://www.bhiva.org/documents/Guidelines/Testing/GlinesHIVTest08.pdf
Post testing
Page 11
The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
Page 11
#4
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
UK Fourth Generation Testing
http://www.bhiva.org/documents/Guidelines/Testing/GlinesHIVTest08.pdf
Post testing
Page 11
The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.
ok anyone here that can answer that question?? mr. teak i dont get you.. you can just answered the question and lets be done w/ it.. its you that ask me to post that threads.. Then after i post it your not going to answer the questions and leave it hanging on there.. Hope some expert answer that question. And mr. teak i think its a valid question so stop gaving me warning response. If you dont want to answer its fine w/ me
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