I am actually going through the exact same thing right now. I have been researching this practically 24 hours a day for the past 9 weeks. 9 weeks ago I barely even had sex (penetrated for 20 seconds) but I had a funny feeling after the incident. Then following, I had EVERY hiv early symptom (sore throat, dry cough, headache, fever, night sweats, oral thrush enlarged lymph notes in throat, groin and arm pits, a light pink-red rash all over my body, not raised, and one genital bump, along with flakey/itchy skin). A 1 week test is not accurate by all means. 5 weeks, would be a LOT more accurate. It depends which generation test you did. An oraquick advance (the free clinics) take a stint of blood from the finger or oral swab (I recommend the blood, nothing is more accurate than blood) is highly accurate. Wait 6 weeks if you can. If I were you, I would test at 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 13 weeks and then 24 weeks. Why, you say? Because I know first hand, that after the first test you'll feel confident until something goes wrong. You cough once or there's a tickle in your throat. Or maybe some red bumps or dry scalp. Uh oh. Paranoia's back. The constant testing is for your mental health. If you test negative at 6 weeks, it is likely your results will NOT change, by the end of the window period. Everyone is going to tell you something different my friend. The intelligent, but uneducated in HIV will tell you your results won't be accurate until 6 months, but will be pretty accurate by 3 months and that 4-8 week tests are not accurate. The HIV specialist doctors who devote their lives to HIV and people educated will tell you a 6 week test is most likely going to give you an accurate result due to the modernness of testing. HIV is just the virus that causes AIDs, meaning having HIV doesn't necessarily mean it will turn into AIDS, however I've barely researched HIV turning into AIDS. Read what I wrote. Stop worrying. Feel confident with your 6 week test. Feel conclusive after the 8 week one. Do what I did not, and stop worrying. STOP IT. You are worrying yourself. One thing all media seems to be in agreeance about, is that HIV cannot be diagnosed by the symptoms. So in the meantime, while you wait for a conclusive result, live life to the fullest, party nonstop and NONSEXUALLY and have a good time with your close friends. Literally, live each day as if it's your last (but not worrying that it is your last...) 8 weeks is the end of the seroconversion period, 3 months is just for accuracy of testing..you know..so we can't sue them if it would turn positive after 8 weeks. 4 weeks is average for antibodies to show up, 6 weeks is normally conclusive and 8 weeks is a sure thing. Trust my word, trust what I am telling you, because I have told you how it is. Everyone has slated their opinions, but there is no need for endless research, because you KNOW the core of what everyone has said. You know the terms involved and how HIV works, the only point for further research is to ease your mind with biased opinions- either ones that say you're in the clear to make you feel at ease, or ones biased towards testing at 6 months to worry you. The odds of someone having sex with you and tell you the truth about their hiv status, is very high, and people statistically do not lie about their hiv status. The odds are for you also if your 6 week test is negative. Even 5 week. Just wait one more week. And then 2 more after that. I am sure both of us, will remain HIV negative from our experiences if your next test is negative. Embrace the result, whatever it may be. Your result is yours. It does not own you, you own it. Even if the worst will happen, you are now educated and ready to take it on. Just be ready for both results, so you don't go into panic if it's negative or positive, convinced that it's one or the other before testing-as that's the test's job! Be ready for both results, so you know how to act and what to do. GROW from this experience, I cannot stress that enough, make a mental checklist and keep to it, of things you are going to do different and how you will act. Don't let it just affect your sexual life, grow emotionally and spiritually. Live life to the fullest, because you know and hear stories of others who cannot do that. Sorry for the long response, but back when I was posting questions like this, I wanted an answer like this. Personal and factual. You messed up, we all do. Learn and grow and see to it that it doesn't happen again! No more scares. Blessed be to you and have a great rest of your journey in life. Let me know if you'd like to chat furthermore. Have fun living life!
I am confident that you are fine. No further testing is needed, but you can test at 3 months if it makes you happy.