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STD Panel Accuracy after 4 Days

Hey,

So I had unprotected sex with a stripper on January 17th around 1am. I went to see my doctor on Wednesday, January 21st and had blood drawn with a urine sample around 11am. The lab ran panels for everything - chlam, syphilis, hep, hiv-antibody and told me that everything was non-reactive today at 11:30 (the 23rd). When I asked my MD if these results were conclusive after only 4 days post-exposure and 2 days culturing in the lab, he said yes. I was recommended to return on February 17th for one more HIV test to confirm the negative, but can I trust these results?

It seems too early to know...but the MD said it was good and that my risk of anything was really low. Everything I read said that HIV wouldn't show up until 30 days...so how can he be so sure?
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So I had a negative result at 32 days. Not sure what the doctor ordered via lab, but he said it was okay. I'm assuming that's good to be.
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Thanks! It seemed a little off to me. I'm going to assume that they were a urine test as they had me leave a specimen.

Good news then is that I didn't have it before now? lol. I guess...
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If the panel included urine tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, those results were valid. All other tests were much too soon -- they are useful as a baseline to assure you weren't infected before the Jan 17 exposure, but that's all.

HIV at 4 weeks will be OK if it's a duo test (antibody + p24 antigen). All others require at least 6 weeks, and so does HIV if it's an antibody-only test.

If gonorrhea and chlamydia were blood tests, those are useless at any time.
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