
On 29th Aug, I Had High Risk Exposure. I Almost

Repeat the HIV test 6 months after PEP and Confirm
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Hi.
Welcome to Ask A Doctor.
. Thanks for posting your query
HIV RNA PCR on day 5 Can not be considered as conclusive.
PEP started after 72 hours was not correct and not useful. This course of ART drugs will be likely to extend the window period.
At the same time, all the contacts were not necessarily Infecious. 30 - 40% of the Spouses of people with HIV potives remain free from HIV Infection for years in spite of their regular contacts and called as discordant couple.
There is every likelihood that you remain free from HIV Infection in spite of contact with precum of a HIV positive individual.
Repeat the test 6 months after the Completion of the PEP, and Confirm that you are free from HIV Infection.
Dr S Murugan


Mention the type of test you had
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Hi, welcome back.
Please do mention what type of HIV test you had on day 40. Whether it is Antigen detection test or antibody detection test?
Whether it is a Rapid test or 4th generation HIV Combo test?
Dr S Murugan

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