question about hiv test

[armenianman]

Hello my question is this i live in armenia and our country is not developed ver much and i think we have still 1 st generation test.

35 days after exposure negative test  would it be reliable? i know it is not cunclusive still interested?

and more how long ars symptoms can last?/ could it last more than 3 weeks or rarely?

[ricky_id]

Oral sex won't expose you to HIV risk in any case, but you might want to see whether you had other STD risks, and for that there's a separate forum here on MedHelp.

[Teak]

You never had an exposure.

[armenianman]

exposure was oral sex but i think my mouth was not very healthy and i am afraid because of that

[Teak]

Your 3 month post exposure test will be conclusive.

[ricky_id]

Not sure about the effectivity at that period, but just let it at 3 months post-exposure for a certainty and so that you don't waste your money. Btw, what was your HIV exposure?

[armenianman]

i guess that it needs that 3 month is conclusive but many people also say that antibodes if they are maybe detected after 4 weeks so i know first genreation and 3 generation their is small difference in time  but still what is your idea even first generation test could detect at after 35 days if they were?

i hope that still 35 day negative is favour to me dont you?

[Teak]

There are no tests marketed or sold to give a conclusive negative test result earlier than 3 months.

[grs779]

By mistake i wrote weeks instead of months. its 2 MONTHS. I refereed above my mistake.

[Teak]

This forum goes by the manufactures approvals by the FDA. Greece doesn't have any tests approved to give a conclusive test result earlier than 3 months let alone two weeks.

[ricky_id]

By American standard any approved test should be performed at 3 months post-exposure for a conclusive result.

[armenianman]

i guess that i nedd 3 month but still 35 day test would be favour of me better chances?

[grs779]

i made a mistake. 2 months is conclusive!

[grs779]

I ve just called now the Hiv office in Athens and they told me that an 8 weeks test is conclusive. I told them about the 3 months test conclusive period  and the doctor told me thats an old practice. 2 weeks is conclusive. In any case follow the guidelines of your doctor. Not mine. I just want to refer the situation in Greece.

[grs779]

The Greek Ministry of Health said that an Elisa test until 2 months post exposure is conclusive.The same view has the Greek phone-line for HIV! However as i read CDC says that a 3 month test in conclusive.

http://www.keelpno.gr/

[RainLover71]

No test result is 100% reliable until 3 months post-exposure.ARS symptoms last between 4 days and 2 weeks generally.I have to ask-What exposure do you think you had?

[grs779]

Why dont you ask the Health Authorities in your country as fas as concern the generation of the test used in Armenia. In Greece for example 2 two months is conclusive.