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HIV infected or not??

Hello doctor
I am 23 year old guy and worried about wether I am infected with hiv or not. Below are my details
I had a high risk exposure of unprotected anal intercourse with a random guy on 2nd sept 2013. I didnt had any feeling after that but after around 7 weeks I somehow started panicing about hiv infection and I did HIV 1&2 antibody p24 antigen test after 53 days of my exposure which came negative. I was relaxed but around 10 th week after exposure I started feeling fatigued and around 12th week I had uncomfotrable feeling in throat and anal itching. I went to doctor and she told as I am stressed these things are happening and I had bad tonsil. She gave me azithral for tonsil which was cured but still I can feel heavy throat. I repeated the same HIV elisa test at 12th week(86 days after exposure) which was also negative. Again I went to doctor around 13th week for anal itching about which the doctor told is fungal infection which can be due to sweating and moisture in that area. She also told I have few ulcers on the back of tongue and prescribed me regular gargle and antifungal cream to apply around anal opening and told me to joingym for improving immunity. My questions are
1. Can I consider my 7th week and 12th week 4th gen hiv elisa test conclusive?
2. Or I was tested negative because my body was unable to produce antibodies till 12th week as my symptoms started around 11th week.
3. Are these symptoms hiv related? My doctor told not to worry about hiv and as I was very much stressed I think noticing the symptoms she told me this just to alleviate my stress otherwise why did she told me to join gym to improve immunity?
4. I think I have weak immune system beacause this was told to me during my childhood days as I used to fell sick frequently during that time. Can this be the reason that my body didnt produced antibodies till 12th week??
5. Doctor told that usually ppl get positive result by 12th week if infected but still I am scared seeing my symptoms of throat and fungal anal infection.Should I go for retesting it is going to be 15 weeks now and I am scared of getting this positive seeing my recent symptoms.
Am I hiv infected??
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Thanks for your comment. It relieved me a lot.
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No and you do not have HIV. You have tested conclusively negative
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At 13th week i developed sore throat which is still not cured completely. It has been more than 1 week and I am gargling evryday but still not relief.
After my 12th week test results I was relaxed but this sore throat has again put me into worry and I am scared because never before sore throat like this has happened to me.
Can sore throat related to hiv come after 12 weeks of exposer??
Should I go for testing again?
Please help, really worried.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Fungal infections are most often from a change in your skins PH called a male yeast infection
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thanks again

I am relieved a bit.
can u tell about fungal infection around anus?? Is this any kind of STD??
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3149845 tn?1506627771
12 weeks is conclusive. HIV is not diagnosed by symptoms but by testing.
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Thanks for the comment
My last test was in 12th week ( 1 week less than 3 months). Should I consider this conclusive??
And what about the symptoms, can soar throat occur after 11 weeks post exposure?
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi testing negative at 3 months is conclusive that you dont have HIV.
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