Condom broke

[mark1984]

Doc,

i had a condom breakage (followed by which it was discontinued) on the 16th Aug,2009 and had a Hiv test on Oct 3rd,2009(7 weeks) and it came back negative.
I have gone for a testing today....results maybe out by tommorow...........will the results change? Can the 7 weeks be conclusive?
Please help..........im so scared.............

[mark1984]

thanks Vance......thanks for taking the time out to answer my query.......

[Vance2335]

The numbers are meaningless. Some places use the number just to indicate positive or negative. So anything above the cut off value is positive and anything below is negative. Everyone gets a number so just because yours was not zero doesn't mean anything. You could test right now and get a higher or lower number then previous and it means nothing.

[mark1984]

Thanks Lizzie, i m happy to know that.....................


so what but those test value numbers, what do they indicate? I m sure there has to be some logic behind......

[LIZZIE LOU]

RELIABLE AND CONCLUSIVE...YOU DO NOT HAVE HIV.

[mark1984]

got my results................its negative......so as of now it stands at

7 weeks - hiv 1- 2 elisa test - negative
test value - .001
cut - off value - 0.295

5 months - hiv 1-2 elisa test - negative
test value - .058
cut off value - .315


So can i assume im free?
Does the test value and cut off value have any significance?

[mark1984]

Thanks Vance......thats comforting to know.......please pray for me ............

[Vance2335]

I think 7 weeks is in the high 90's in terms of percentage...like 98% accurate.

[mark1984]

i m very much upset......i dont wat i should do...........I feel totaly lost..............

[mark1984]

Thanks, just one more question.....I hope u dont mind........wat are the chances that we re talking?

[Vance2335]

7 weeks is not conclusive. 12 weeks is conclusive. 7 weeks is a very good indication and chances are result will not change, but your newest test is 100%.