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Hello to all
I wish all of you be in good condition, and this post doesn't disturb you.
I have some qeuestions, and I hope you answer me, I'm very worried and believe me I have lot of anxiety, so please help me.
On 8 of December I did an stupid thing, I drunk a lot and, I had sex with a sex worker, during the sex, the condom broken, I think I had sex for five min with a broken condom, When I realized that I changed my condom, and I didn't ejaculate.
Two days after that I had a mild fever. The fever gone by resting. after one week I had a another fever, exactly flu like, so I'm being worried about HIV, I know that I had a high risk action. I went to a doctor and he told me that it is flu, I gave antibiotics, so the fever include sore throat and rainny noise gone after eating pills, but I had a lot of anxiety, I didn't eat and drink well. Whole of the time Im thinking about my family. I had depression and I thought I have HIV. This depression going worst when during 4th week I had joint pain and muscle pain, and red spot on my mouth and my skin, so I decided to take a test. I took test lately than 4 weeks because I had fear to taking test. On 38 days after exposure, I took test, the test was negative. The test was ab/at 4 the generation. But 2 days after test I had itchy rash, that gone in 2 days, during this two days until now I have mild muscle ache and muscle cramp, and joint pain. These pain coming suddenly, yesterday I realized that my hand skin was so dry. My questions are:
Are these symptoms related to HIV infection?
How much is possible that the result of test return after 3 months?
I wish all of you be in good condition, and this post doesn't disturb you.
I have some qeuestions, and I hope you answer me, I'm very worried and believe me I have lot of anxiety, so please help me.
On 8 of December I did an stupid thing, I drunk a lot and, I had sex with a sex worker, during the sex, the condom broken, I think I had sex for five min with a broken condom, When I realized that I changed my condom, and I didn't ejaculate.
Two days after that I had a mild fever. The fever gone by resting. after one week I had a another fever, exactly flu like, so I'm being worried about HIV, I know that I had a high risk action. I went to a doctor and he told me that it is flu, I gave antibiotics, so the fever include sore throat and rainny noise gone after eating pills, but I had a lot of anxiety, I didn't eat and drink well. Whole of the time Im thinking about my family. I had depression and I thought I have HIV. This depression going worst when during 4th week I had joint pain and muscle pain, and red spot on my mouth and my skin, so I decided to take a test. I took test lately than 4 weeks because I had fear to taking test. On 38 days after exposure, I took test, the test was negative. The test was ab/at 4 the generation. But 2 days after test I had itchy rash, that gone in 2 days, during this two days until now I have mild muscle ache and muscle cramp, and joint pain. These pain coming suddenly, yesterday I realized that my hand skin was so dry. My questions are:
Are these symptoms related to HIV infection?
How much is possible that the result of test return after 3 months?
Thanks a lot Teak, could you please answer these questions too?
How many percent do you think that result will be changed after 3 months?
Are my symptoms related to HIV or they are related to anxiety? Because the pains (on joint, muscle, and bones) will be appeared suddenly during the day, and will go as well.
How many percent do you think that result will be changed after 3 months?
Are my symptoms related to HIV or they are related to anxiety? Because the pains (on joint, muscle, and bones) will be appeared suddenly during the day, and will go as well.
Based on UK guidelines( I don't know about another guideline), there are occasional reports where people may take longer than three months to develop antibodies to HIV. If they occur these are very rare ( example: people who use drug for long time, or people who use cancers' medicine). A negative test at three months means it is fine to get on with your life.
These days l read a lot about HIV test, many specialist believe that 4th generation ab/ag test is conclusive after 3 months, actually you can take this test after 4 weeks, because the %95 of people develops enough antibody or antigen that is realizable after 4 weeks, and the test after 3 months is conclusive.
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The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.