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Chances of hiv infection after unprotected sex

Hi, I am a 26 year old male, I had unprotected anal sex with a sex worker 6 weeks back. And 12 days after exposure I got tonsillitis, I went to the doctor and she prescribed antibiotics, it came down in a week. In the mean time my lymph node was swollen, i had fever, night sweats, i feel my left part of stomach is a  bit swollen. I took a hiv antibody test at 4 weeks after exposure and it came to be negative. I told my doctor about the possible exposure but she asked me to wait for 12 weeks. What are the chances that I have hiv? and do you suggest any test to confirm hiv infection earlier? I read that early diagnosis could help in treatment.
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You were just kicked off one website don't come here and give incorrect information.
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Do an HIV DUO(HIV 1/2 antibody and antigen) also know as 'fourth generation ELISA' now and on 6 weeks
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I had sex with the HIV positive person on October 27th, I got tested on October 29th and today November 30th. It's about 4 weeks after exposure. I hope the negative result can already be an indication.
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hello

I got tested today with antibody test and I am negative, thanks all for the replies.

I will have to go again in January, but i feel much better now. I still have this thrush, flu symptoms and mildly swollen lymph nodes, so I am not totally clear.
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is it consider that putting your *** in one's **** even in less than 7secs unsafe? i never had a bareback exp. and i got a bf. i only having sex for fouor weeks now. but he's not faithful and ******* every guy he likes in the social network for gays. im having some of the symptom of hiv. everytime i look at the mirror, i noticed that the back of tongue is coated with white. its not painful nor itchy. i had sore throat too for almost two weeks now. but when i look in some people i know. our tongue  kinda looks the same. and they said my tongue looks ok. one of them even said that maybe im thinking and worrying too much of what my status gonnaa be, that's why symptom is coming up.
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I am going to get tested today... I contacted the person I had sex with, he confirmed he is HIV+, he said he is "undetectable" but i do not believe him.

The test I will do they say will give results immediately, I am not sure what test is...

I am so confused, I still cannot believe I put myself in this condition, I feel so empty... please pray for me.
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