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Rapid HIV testing

10 months ago or so, I visited a massage person in the US and I am pretty sure nothing happened that would trasnsmit HIV, but it was dark and I was not sober and i know she was naked and who knows and wanted to be sure nothing happened taht could have infected me.  So 48 and 50 days after the incident, I went to planned parenthood and a local STD clinic in my city which each both gave me a 4th generation rapid finger stick blood test -- i think called alere (got the name of the test from their websites) -- which had results available in 20 minutes.  Both tests showed negative to HIV.

I did not think about this until a few days ago and got nervous that maybe these tests are not good or not as good as getting a vein blood draw which i dont like doing.  I cannot believe i would think that -- why would planned parenthood and this well known clinic offer these tests if they lacked complete accuracy?

So yesterday i took an Oraquick test i got at Walgreens which is now 10 months past the incident and it was done correctly and registered that the test worked and the result was negative as well.

Given the timing of these three tests and their negative results, can i take to the bank and rest completely assured I am hiv negative or is a blood draw required for that 100% result I am seeking?
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".. and who knows .." You would know if you had vaginal or anal sex so that didn't happen. Massage people don't like to give customers sex if they can avoid it and still get paid, which is what happened since you were drunk. You had no risk so the tests were a waste of your time. All 3 tests were conclusive anyway, so it is a bit of an over-anxiety issue that you are dealing with to keep testing for the same thing over and over.
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