Testing for HIV at 86 days is this ok?

[kevin888]

Hi Doctors,

I'd like to thank you first of all for all that you are doing in this forum.
It has trully assisted me personally and I believe that this is a great help for a lot of people out there.

My question is regarding the period of testing for HIV/STD's. I know that the rule is 90 days from the initial contact.
But I was wondering if 86 days is accurate enough to go by?
I unfortunately counted the days wrong, and I guess what Im really asking is if I need to get re-tested or not?
My results were negative so I'm wondering if its worth the effort to get re-tested to be 100% sure.

Thanks again and kind regards,
Kevin.

[kevin888]

Thanks for all your reply and your patience Teak. It is much appreciated.

[Teak]

84 days is conclusive for 12 weeks. 91 for 13 weeks. Your test was done 86 days which is greater and conclusive.

[kevin888]

Hi Teak,

Sorry to be a pain but im from austalia, and isnt the requirement for testing at 90 days which is 3 months? well i got tested on the 86th day which falls short 4 days.
I really just want to make sure that those 4 days are not crucial for accurate testing.

Thanks appreciate your time.

[Teak]

Yes. The US is the only country that uses 13 weeks to equal 3 months.

[kevin888]

Thanks for your reply. So it is ok even though it falls short of 4 days?

[Teak]

12 weeks is 3 months which is considered conclusive so yes you are conclusively negative.