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Hello, i am a 34 year old married man. One year ago i had a razor cut in barber shop. I got worried about hiv so i tested by elisa six months later and it was negative. I had never had any other risks no sexual intercourse no drug use .. I am an extremely conservative man and i work for a lab equipment company so i took 60 fingerstick rapid tests from our company. I tested myself with 30 of them all were negative. And two months later i again tested with the other 30 rapid test. Two of them showed faint lines in both hiv1 and hiv2 areas but the other 28 tests were negative. Now my concern is that is it possible to get hiv from the first 30 rapid tests? Because i think i touched sample wells of them with my cut finger. I had never had any other hiv exposures before and after those tests. No sex intercourse no drug use no needlestick... . Can i be hopeful those two rapid tests were damaged and rely on other 58 negative results? The rapid tests had no fda or ce clearance but are used in many asian and african countries.  Please help me
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You had no exposure in the first place. Your anxiety and irrational thinking is creating scenarios in your head where no amount of tests will reassure you.

Please contact your doctor to find out the best way to manage your anxiety and irrational thinking.
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yes stop testing the HIV kits
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You never had an exposure.
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You mean am i safe? And can i go back to my normal life?
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Move along.
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