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I had sex in west africa with a women i beleive had HIV. I've heard HIV11 is in west africa not hiv1 which you find in europe. I was tested after 2 weeks and it came back negative i had had no symptoms. Can anyone tell the differences between the two types of hiv
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HIV-2 is found in West Africa. An antibody test at 3 months will pick up HIV-2 and con be considered conclusive.
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yes
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Protected means condom did not come off or break.
Unprotected means condom came off or broke.

So you did have some unprotected sex correct?
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protected but the condom came off at some stage
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Can you tell me if sex was protected or unprotected?
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