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For those in Canada

What are you being advised for on testing lengths?  I had a 16 week test done negative and the doc said I had better wait until the 6 month mark.

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I was agreeing with you. the test used should be reliable. Canada isn't far behind times when testing just information regarding.
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What do you mean?
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that should be the way!
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Interesting, seems Canada is behind the times with the testing period.  But hopefully the tests used now are valid after 3 months, which is supposedly definitive even by conservative standards.
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I just had a test at a public health lab in Canada and they asked me if the encounter I had was greater than six months. I was outside this period so that was the only question they asked.
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I know that I'm negative, just wondering what other Canadians are being advised to see how up to date the docs are.
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