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HIV test after 6 weeks
Hi Doctor,
I'm a male and I had vaginal sex with a sex worker nearly 10 weeks ago. The condom broke so the tip of my penis was exposed for few seconds before I pulled out.
obviously I've been worried sick and had the following tests:
PCR RNA test after 20 days
HIV duo 4th Gen (anibody+P24 Antigen) after 28 days
HIV anitbody after 6 weeks
they all came back as negative. Now, at nearly 10 weeks from the accident, I'm having a sore tongue, which makes me suspect of a oral thrush. this has brought back my paranoia about having caught HIV and the tests missing it. The scientific community doesn't really help as everyone has got different guidelines. so I was thinking about taking another HIV duo test today.
1)what is the actual accuracy of the HIV duo test at 28 days? I read there is a small probability that the antibody is missed after 6 weeks, what is the probability that the antibody+antigen are missed at 4 weeks?
2)would a HIV duo test be conclusive at 10 weeks?
3) what is the probability of a false positive with a HIV duo test 4th Gen?
many thanks for your help
I'm a male and I had vaginal sex with a sex worker nearly 10 weeks ago. The condom broke so the tip of my penis was exposed for few seconds before I pulled out.
obviously I've been worried sick and had the following tests:
PCR RNA test after 20 days
HIV duo 4th Gen (anibody+P24 Antigen) after 28 days
HIV anitbody after 6 weeks
they all came back as negative. Now, at nearly 10 weeks from the accident, I'm having a sore tongue, which makes me suspect of a oral thrush. this has brought back my paranoia about having caught HIV and the tests missing it. The scientific community doesn't really help as everyone has got different guidelines. so I was thinking about taking another HIV duo test today.
1)what is the actual accuracy of the HIV duo test at 28 days? I read there is a small probability that the antibody is missed after 6 weeks, what is the probability that the antibody+antigen are missed at 4 weeks?
2)would a HIV duo test be conclusive at 10 weeks?
3) what is the probability of a false positive with a HIV duo test 4th Gen?
many thanks for your help
Tests are conclusive .still for peace of mind test at 12 weeks post exposure wit hiv duo test at 12 weeks .
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