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Is it true that Hiv Pep meds effecting your test results is just a myth

I been hearing this rumor and asked a few hiv counselers about this and they said its completely false. One said that pep only lows concentration in antibodies but has nothing to do with it positive or negative. They said its no documented proof that this happened and never heard somebody testing positive later on cause of pep. Just wanted to know if this is true or just a myth. I also called the pep hotline and they said its just a myth.

On July 31st I had unprotected woman born with hiv 4 or 5 times. 4 days later she confessed she had hiv and I went to the hospital to get pep. We had unprotected vaginal sex. I stopped taking pep on September 9th. I got tested on September 11th and was negative. Should I still be worried and stress? I haven't slept much since this happened. She also told me she undetectable
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December is when you can obtain a conclusive negative test result. I don't care if you don't wait and get your conclusive test result. Move along.
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If you don't rid the virus with taking nPEP then you have the virus. Nothing hard to understand that.
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To be effective, PEP must begin as soon as possible, but always within 72 hours of exposure. Your healthcare provider will consider whether PEP is right for you based on how you might have been exposed and whether you know if the person whose fluids you were exposed to might be HIV-positive. You will be asked to return for more HIV testing at 4 to 6 weeks, 3 months...

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/post-exposure-prophylaxis/

Sorry you got wrong info from where ever as you were too late for PEP, told wrong testing times.
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Can you provide some actual proof or evidence that you have to wait 3 months after you take pep to get tested. My exposure was on July 31st. I'm
Getting tested on October and my doctor said if I'm Negative then I'm 100% clear. He said I don't have to wait 3 months after pep cause it has nothing to do with my results being positive or negative. I finished pep on September 9th. Test was negative on September 11th.

I was taking truvada norvir and reyataz. Where are you getting your info from? Like I said a few hiv counselers also told me that this is a myth. Pep hotline said its a myth too. Please provide some type of
Proof to back up your info
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3 month test after you finished PEP. And PEP is only effective when you start up to 72 hours after an encounter. And you take PEP for about 1 month.
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