Hiv testing after 4 weeks
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I kissed her as well but she had cold sore which I was not able to see in the dark. After 4 weeks of this event i got shingle on my left armpit and back. Is shingle sign of hiv? I did ellisa test which is negative and gave test for pcr hiv as well and waiting for result. But i cannot sleep and cannot do work. Please some help me and tell me the answer of the following questions:
1- Is shingle sign of acute or primary hiv sign?
2- What is my percentage of getting hiv?
Hello Doctor, I'm 37 yrs old, I had two relatively protected exposures in 13july with two sex workers, first time it was oral with condom & then vaginal sex with same condom, I believe the condom was not broken. Then second with again oral with condom, this time I changed 3 condoms before going for vaginal with 4th condom on which also she performed oral for some time, I checked after the sex the condom was not broken.
Patients attending for HIV testing who identify a specific risk occurring more that 4 weeks previously, should not be made to wait 3 months (12 weeks) before HIV testing. They should be offered a 4th generation laboratory HIV test and advised that a negative result at 4 weeks post exposure is very reassuring/highly likely to exclude HIV infection. An additional HIV test should be offered to all persons at 3 months (12 weeks) to definitively exclude HIV infection.
s and my advice that testing at 6-8 weeks or later is definitive, and your test at 11+ weeks proves you do not have HIV. You have also acknowledged your own intellectual understanding that you "know this cannot be ARS for many reasons". And it is not true that acute HIV infections "can cause many other rashes". In any case, negative test results always overrule symptoms.
"Should I still forget about HIV?" Yes, you should.
The combination of an HIV PCR test and an HIV antibody test at 4 weeks following an exposure provide accurate information about whether or not a person has acquired HIV. Thus, your test results prove that HIV was not acquired from the exposure you mention. there is no need for further testing.
I hope this comment is helpful to you. Take care.
After taking PEP when can I test ? Online it says 4-6 weeks after exposure, is that with PEP or without also how conclusive would that be ? I’ve also read that you can rest at 3 Months, how conclusive would that test be ? Like I said never mind my non-risk this is useful information not just for me but for everyone on the forum.
no test on the market is fully conclusive until 3 months post exposure.any negative result after 4-6 weeks is highly reasurring however not fully conclusive until 3 months.i went down the route of spending a fortune on tests before the window period was up.all it affected was my bank balance.the op needs to take an itibody test at 3 months to be sure that infection hasnt occured.
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