Immune system and Antibodies

[Morad518]

Hello,  

Thanks for sharing useful information about HIV, it's a great forum. I have had one time unprotected anal sex (Insertive) with a bisexual male 10 weeks ago. I got gonorreah from that occasion which I was treated one week after that. I did HIV tests in 12 days (regular blood test) and three rapid tests at 33 days, 45 days and 9 weeks, all negative. But I am worried alot, all the time and know that I have to repeat the test at three months for conclusive results. I have developed huge anxiety since two weeks after exposure, when the result of gonorrhea cam back positive. I am so frustrated and can not concentrate at work, worrying about the test at 12 weeks.

My question is: Is there any correlation between immune system strength and the time that antibodies start to produce during the window period, in the HIV+ cases? In other words, the stronger the immune system, the earlier the antibodies start to appear? The reason I am asking this is that, I heard if the immune system is weak or non-existant, in case of sever cancer, the antibodies start to be showing up later during the window period(maybe later than three months).

I greatly appreciate your thoughts or facts. Thanks a lot.

[Morad518]

Thanks, Joggen for the feedback. I really hope that I can cope with my anxiety for the next three weeks or so and at the same time wish luck fand patience or people who had high risk behaviour, like me, to be safe.

[joggen]

Almost everybody produces detectable antibodies by 8 weeks.

Your 9 week test result is highly unlikely to change, but you will need confirmation at 3 months.