Conclusive or not ?

[simba233]

Hi dear doctors,

first of all I want to thank you all for your patience and helping us with your professionalism.

I am 21 man from Montreal, Canada

On the 20th of october  I had unprotected vaginal sex with two womens the same age as me who I don't know their hiv status, they were not prostitute but i dont know how many guys they had etc..

- 4 days after exposure, due to anxiety I went to the hospital and got every test done, HIV 4th generation duo  blood test and Urine test wich came back negative

- 21 days after exposure, went back to the hospital for the same tests( blood and urine test) came back negative as well

- 22 days after exposure, went to a private clinic for HIV 4TH GERATION DUO P24 - ANTIBODY test came back negative

- 29 days after exposure went back again to a private clinic for the HIV 4TH GERATION DUO P24 - ANTIBODY test who came back negative as well.

I didn't experienced any symptoms at all.

My questions are :

1. Can I  consider my last hiv duo test conclusive doctor ? do you suggest me to retest ?

2. i've read on this forum that a 28 days 4th generation duo is conclusive and no further test is necessary, is it valid for all 4th generation duo in the world ? including the canadians ones ?

3. Can I resume unprocted vaginal sex with my girlfriend ?

Thank you very much for your answers and sorry for my poor english

B.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

My reply was "Yes, these are conclusive results".  Repeating your question will not change the answer.  Conclusive means just that.EWH

[simba233]

Hi again doctor,

today I have an appointment for my 6 week post exposure test

its going to be another 4th generation duo.. I don't really want to go and live another 24h of anxiety,  since you told me my results at 29 days were conclusive...

i have one last question for you ..

1. is it possible to turn positive after a negative results at 29 days ?

thank you very much

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our forum. You can be confident that you did not get HIV from the exposures that you have described.  The 4th generation, DUO testsprovide conclusive results at any time more than 28 days following exposure. Thus you can be confident that you were not infected.

In answer to your sprecific questions:
1. Can I  consider my last hiv duo test conclusive doctor ? do you suggest me to retest ?
Yes, these are conclusive results.  There is no need to re-test.

2. i've read on this forum that a 28 days 4th generation duo is conclusive and no further test is necessary, is it valid for all 4th generation duo in the world ? including the canadians ones ?
The 4th generation tests available in Canada are manufactured to the same standards as those in the U.S.  You can be confident of your test results.

There is no reason to worry further about HIV.  I hope you will have a nice day.  EWH

3. Can I resume unprocted vaginal sex with my girlfriend ?

[simba233]

Just to clarify i made a mistake writing '' Generation '' instead of '' generation '' all the blood test i had were 4TH GENERATION DUO- ANTIBODY , thank you!!