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HIV symptoms and test

Hello, I started dating a female partner a little more then a month ago. There were several encounters when i was unprotected. First, her period started and as a result i had some blood on my penis ( i was wearing a condom though, and i am sure that blood did not go inside of it). The second time, the condom broke and it happened about 1.5 or 2 weeks ago. I was inside of her for more then 2 mins and that's something that got me worried. Now after that time, I am having very bad flu (sore throat, headache, fever, weakness in a body. etc), it lasts a week already and I am not sure I've ever had a flu as bad as this time. My question is whether flu is a symptom of HIV?
My gf had a fever a week earlier then me and she had a sore throat for about a month now, so i am wondering whether I could've just got that from her. I know that I should get tested but I am not sure whether it's been enough time for HIV antibodies to appear in my body. Would it be meaningless to have HIV test so early? Is there any difference in reliability of rapid test and standard HIV test? Thank you.
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If your girlfriend is HIV negative,then you have no risk at all from your unprotected sex.
Since you had several unprotected sex,there is some risk if she is infected.

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thank you for the reply dude_hk, but could anyone tell me what my chances are of actually having HIV based on the info given above?
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Rapid test is as reliable(accurate) as standard HIV test.
Get tested once at 12 weeks for conclusive result.
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