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six weeks negative and eight weeks intermediate!!!!!
I am crying to death right now. I got tested for HIV at 43 days (little over 6 weeks) via OraQuick test and results were negative. Then I got tested again at 63 days (about 9 weeks) via OraQuick test and today they told me that it's indermediate or something!! They couldn't tell from oral test so that's why they send off the blood and results won't be back till two weeks. What the hell is going on here? I am scared as hell. Only exposure was protected vaginal sex and unprotected receiving oral sex. I don't get it. Help me please, I am lost.
You cannot get an intermediate or an Oral test. An intermediate on an ELISA is neither positive nor negative and the test needs to be redone.
Thanks brother!
I am just nervous right now because why did one of my oral swab test came back indetermediate? What if blood test will pick up something which other oral swab tests didn't pick up?
Quick history:
Protected sex and unprotected oral to unkonwn female (multiple times, four times protected sex and two times unprotected) Both times I ejaculated in her mouht, which makes me more scared. She told me that she is clean but didn't saw her results, just verbal communication.
Six weeks Oral Swab negative (wasn't satisfied and went back again at eight weeks)
Eight weeks Oral Swab indetermediate, took my blood for backup testing (ever since then I am living in fear)
Eight weeks one day Oral Swab negative (some what clam me)
Nine weeks Oral Swab negative (Calm me again)
I swear that once I receive my negative blood results, I am not going to get tested again and not going to bother having sex again. Man, this waiting time is just killing me. I just can't focus on anything at all. I can't even talk to my friends about this situation. Just want to get out of this situation as soon as possible and move on with my life.
I am just nervous right now because why did one of my oral swab test came back indetermediate? What if blood test will pick up something which other oral swab tests didn't pick up?
Quick history:
Protected sex and unprotected oral to unkonwn female (multiple times, four times protected sex and two times unprotected) Both times I ejaculated in her mouht, which makes me more scared. She told me that she is clean but didn't saw her results, just verbal communication.
Six weeks Oral Swab negative (wasn't satisfied and went back again at eight weeks)
Eight weeks Oral Swab indetermediate, took my blood for backup testing (ever since then I am living in fear)
Eight weeks one day Oral Swab negative (some what clam me)
Nine weeks Oral Swab negative (Calm me again)
I swear that once I receive my negative blood results, I am not going to get tested again and not going to bother having sex again. Man, this waiting time is just killing me. I just can't focus on anything at all. I can't even talk to my friends about this situation. Just want to get out of this situation as soon as possible and move on with my life.
What is intermediate exactly? I thought it was 3 test you can take when one says this then the next test say negative I was told it was negative and a follow up is just to make sure.
Naseeb, didn't have a risk to begin with and Black31 I don't know what question you are talking about.
There might be a lab error. Why wait? Just go to some clinic and get oral test done. I got two other oral tests done and they were negative. I am still waiting for my blood results, it is just killing me to wait for them. But, with two negative oral swabs, I hope and pray to God that please let it be negative.
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