11 week and confirmation

[logical_yet_worried]

Hi guys, so basically I'm trying to completely move on from my stressful period.

I last had a negative oraquick advance hiv1/2 at 76 days, so 1 day short of 11 weeks. I also had a negative RNA PCR test at the 14 day mark. On one hand I just wanted to ask people, including Teak, whether these results can be interpreted as conclusively negative regardless of risk factors. I have been blessed throughout the process and truly thankful of any support I have received despite my stupid acts in the past.

ALso, during the process I've been exposed to a lot of medical environments. I just needed to make sure in trying to move on completely that I have no real risk from any of these additional exposures, or else there would be a psychological loop if I think that i "re-expose" myself through visiting medical clinics. can anyone give me feedback?

Penile swab- 4 days
RNA PCR blood draw- 14 days
Penile Swab- 25 days
Normal Elisa blood draw- 5 Weeks
Visit to a HIV care clinic to do oral fluid test- 6 weeks
Blood draw at Columbia University- 7.5 weeks
Visit to Urologist- 8 weeks
Visit to the HIV care clinic to do a oral fluid test- 10 weeks
Blood draw at Columbia University- 11 weeks

Can my test results be interpreted as negative, and lastly, would I have exposed myself to any type of risk through these medical exposures? I have been very careful to have no other sexual risks and just have been truly beat down by the process. Many times, I dont want to get tested because I feel like i'll further complicate the process, but at the end of the day since I'm convinced that "it can't hurt", I go anyway. Please help me guys, and good luck to all of you who are in even more stressful periods

[alienshadow]

learn to except your 11 week test you dont have hiv

[HSci34]

Time to move on, your 11 week test is conclusive. You have very little to gain by giong to get a test in a week's time.

[realitytime]

I believe your negative I wish you the best in moving forward in life. I can imagine these last 3 months have been stressful. If it still worries you to some degree just to clear up any doubt ,worry you might have just test again at 12-13 weeks. But, from everything I have read/experienced the tests you have had done are suppose to be very accurate .

[bemyown234]

HIV  PCR is currently not licensed for diagnostic purposes and produces false positives. However it is a very sensitive test and is used to rule out HIV infection in babies born to HIV +VE mums ( In this case babies carry maternal antibody also and hence antibody testing can be confusing. However usually  DNA PCR is used instead of RNA). These are also very costly and has various technical issues. Hence even though not officially approved , your negative PCR is very reassuring, althoug many studies show optimum sensitivity only after 28 days of exposure.

Further your 5 week elisa and 11 week oraquick antibody test is excellent proof against HIV. Pedants will argue that official guidelines say 12 weeks. Remember that docs in expert forum say 6-8 weeks.!!

Taken together, these two assure that you dont have HIV. You could be one of the few persons to have both a negative RNA PCR at 14 days  and a negative antibody test at 11 weeks, Its possible, but the odds are astronomically against it.

[logical_yet_worried]

bump, please people give me your advice

[baller99]

your 12 week should be negative.

[Masu313]

if you had a 76 day test, that very good.