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negative hiv test 8 weeks

i had vaginal unprotected sex with a woman of unknown status. 1 month later i had high fever and swollen nodes in the groin. took an elisa hiv test at 8 weeks after exposure it was negative.now i am wating for the result of the 14 week test and i am very scared it might be positive now.does enyone know what are the chanses that it might be positive?.. i dont know what generation the elisa was but i live in the uk so i suposse it should be 3d generation thankyou
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you wil have no HIV. you will get 14weeks negative result.
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Look at anyone of the following URLs.

http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/waittest.html

http://www.sfaf.org/aids101/hiv_testing.html#window

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/resources/qa/be_tested.htm
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219662 tn?1223858560
You can consider yourself whatever you want, but if I were you I would consider listening to the doctors - and on this forum we have top-class expert doctors.  There is nothing wrong with taking an extra test, collect another negative result and move on.
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thanks regularjoey and teak ihave been at least 3 hours a day searching on the internet for the last 2 months and i am more confused than ever. some sites say an 8 week negative test is accurate and others not. my doctor said that by that time the vast majority of persons who are infected will have a positive test anyway im wating for the result of my 14th week test. untill than i consider myself positive
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according to fda guidelines and the manufacturers of the test...the tests are designed to give a conclusive result at the 3 month mark...NO SOONER!  not 4 weeks...not 6 weeks...and not 8 weeks.  THREE MONTHS IS CONCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A conclusive negative test is three months. PERIOD
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219662 tn?1223858560
This should make you feel better, especially the last paragraph:

Dr,
On 28 Dec I had unprotected vaginal sex with a CSW in South Korea. About two weeks later I hd a soe throat and some flu symptoms and went to the doctor to have it checked out. They did a soab check of my throat and told me i had a throat infection. The following week I went to the doctor and had a full std and hiv test done. The only thing that showed up was bacteria on the urine test. Now for the past 2 weeks I have been having symptoms of HIV infection. Im not having any night sweats but have other flu like symptoms and having dry mouth. I also have this dry feeling on the inside of my lips. I have a minor sore throat. Now the thing that really confuses me is I have a spot on my penis. Its not raised or and ulcer its just like a spot the isnt the same skin color. I also have noticted red mole like spots on my arms. I am very stressted out about this and have been told by a number of people that I am causing these syptoms with my own stress. I would like to believe this, but my body just doesnt feel the same. I have been very tired and just dont feel like doing anything for about the past 3 weeks. Can HIV cause dry skin on your penis? I have noticed that I have alot of dry skin on the shaft of my penis right before the head. Also ive noticed a few times in the mornings it looks like a have a dried discharge on the head of my penis?  Any advice dr.?

Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.


Feb 19, 2008 05:40PM
You can relax.  Despite what you think you have learned by searching the web, your symptoms really don't sound like those of primary HIV infection.  Indeed, they sound pretty much consistent with your friends' conclusion about stess and anxiety as an important component, probably the major one.

If I correctly understand the timing, your negative HIV test was done about 3 weeks after the exposure.  That is too early to be completely reliable, but still pretty reassuring; with standard HIV tests, most newly infected people (probably 80% or so) have positive results by 3 weeks.

No STD causes dry skin or the other things you describe for your penis or elsewhere on your skin.  Neither does HIV.

Now to the one thing that sounds like it could reflect a real problem:  The appearance of "dried discharge" in the morning, as well as the doctor's finding of "bacteria" in your urine, suggest that you might have acquired a urethral infection, such as chlamydia or nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) during your encounter in December.  Conceivably it could be gonorrhea, but usually that causes more prominent symptoms than you have.  You should discuss these symtpoms with your provider, and probably should be reexamined, preferably at a time when you haven't urinated for a few hours.

Bottom line:  Get rechecked for the possibility of a urethral infection.  At the same time, have another HIV test for reassurance.  Almost 8 weeks has passed since your exposure and a negative result will prove you didn't catch HIV.  But in the meantime, try not to worry so much.  Almost certainly you don't have HIV, and probably nothing else that will seriously harm your health.

Good luck--  HHH, MD
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219662 tn?1223858560
The chances your test will return positive are lower than winning the lottery.  Relax.  Search the Doctor's forum for questions similar to yours.
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Your doctor was correct. You need to take your test at 3 month to obtain a conclusive negative result.
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yes and the doctor said it was agood sign but to be sure i should test again more than 3 months after exposure and naw im waiting for the result
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It it an NHS clinic?
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