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Exposure/testing question

Over the summer I engaged in giving/receiving unprotected oral sex with 3 different women. some exposures were very brief. all 3 women are single mothers. i had an hiv test around 6-7 weeks after the last exposure i could recall. it was negative. anxiety is still getting the better of me. do i need a retest as its been nearly 5 months since last exposure? is this even a risk?
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If you would've have a risk, 6 weeks would be a very strong indicator of your status, but would need to be confirmed at 12 weeks.  Over 95% of infections are picked up in the 4-6 week range, and that is with standard antibody testing which is what I assume you had done.
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unsure of the test. i believe it was performed by quest diagnostics though. i dont know what hiv tests they use
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Oral sex is not considered a risk, and your negative tests prove it.  Do you know what kind of test you had done?
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