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I Need Advice On HIV Test
I had unprotected sex with a married female 23 yrs (this was my first sex with her ) and we both had gone for hiv test after 1 week the result was negative and after 1 month we both tested again still its negative still i am getting fear that is there any posibility of getting hiv and do i need to wait for 6 months and take a test again ?
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
Hai, Usually HIV antibody tests available anywhere will take 8-12 weeks to become positive, sometimes may be delayed upto 3 months. This period is called as window period. So have another check up after 3 months after your contact. If it is negative even after 3 months you need not to worry. If you want to get it immediately, there are special tests are available called as DNA PCR test. That become psitive even in the first week itself. Doctor
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DEAR ROHIT
WINDOW PERIOD OR TO GET TEST POSITIVE ANTI BODY TEST AS ELISA OR SPOT TEST AFTER INFECTION IS UUALLY MAXIMUM 03 MONTHS BUT MAY BE RARELY 06 MONTHS SO TILL THIS TIME PASSED YOU ARE REMAIN SUSPECTED IF YOUR PARTNER IS NOT LOYAL TO YOU AND HAD PREVIOUS UNPROTECTED SEX WITH SOMEONE ELSE OR POSITIVE,IF NEED IMMEDIATE RESULT DO HIV1 DNA PCR OR P24 ANTIGEN TEST
WINDOW PERIOD OR TO GET TEST POSITIVE ANTI BODY TEST AS ELISA OR SPOT TEST AFTER INFECTION IS UUALLY MAXIMUM 03 MONTHS BUT MAY BE RARELY 06 MONTHS SO TILL THIS TIME PASSED YOU ARE REMAIN SUSPECTED IF YOUR PARTNER IS NOT LOYAL TO YOU AND HAD PREVIOUS UNPROTECTED SEX WITH SOMEONE ELSE OR POSITIVE,IF NEED IMMEDIATE RESULT DO HIV1 DNA PCR OR P24 ANTIGEN TEST
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