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DO I HAVE HIV?

I was exposed just once to a sexual encounter..This girl made me hsv2 pos..im also afraid that she has givin me hiv(paranoid).at 8 weeks i took an HIV test and it came back neg..How confident should i be?
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Not always, reason for the window period being 4 weeks to 3 months.
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ok but the test "should" Have picked up hiv after 8 weeks though wouldnt ya think?
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Obtain your 3 months post exposure test to obtain your conclusive test result. Just because you contracted HSV2 does not in anyway mean that you contract HIV.
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