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Dr. Handsfield, are my results definitive?
Hello,
I had an RNA exam at 2 weeks after possible exposure. I just tested at 27 days post exposure. Both were negative. Am I safe to move on?
Thanks
I had an RNA exam at 2 weeks after possible exposure. I just tested at 27 days post exposure. Both were negative. Am I safe to move on?
Thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
What exactly did you not understand in my initial reply? Here it is again:
"The combination of a negative RNA test at 2 weeks plus a negative antibody test, such as Clearview, at 4 weeks, is considered conclusive. You are indeed 'safe to move on'."
You have misunderstood something you found on the web. New warts almost never are due to a new HIV infection. I suggest you get off the internet. You're obvously being drawn to information that inflames your fears and missing the reassuring parts. Your test results PROVE you do not have HIV. Any symptoms you have therefore are due to something else.
You came to this forum for reassurance. I gave it. Do your best to accept it and move on with your life. But this isnt' a debate and I'm not going to discuss it further. This thread is over; if you continue to post anxiety driven comments that ignore my replies, the entire thread will be deleted.
"The combination of a negative RNA test at 2 weeks plus a negative antibody test, such as Clearview, at 4 weeks, is considered conclusive. You are indeed 'safe to move on'."
You have misunderstood something you found on the web. New warts almost never are due to a new HIV infection. I suggest you get off the internet. You're obvously being drawn to information that inflames your fears and missing the reassuring parts. Your test results PROVE you do not have HIV. Any symptoms you have therefore are due to something else.
You came to this forum for reassurance. I gave it. Do your best to accept it and move on with your life. But this isnt' a debate and I'm not going to discuss it further. This thread is over; if you continue to post anxiety driven comments that ignore my replies, the entire thread will be deleted.
And i just had a wart looking thing appear on my eyelid...when googled warts it said hiv :((
Your posting says 4 weeks after........the rna was done 2 weeks after.....is that ok and how accurate are these tests....i really wanna just get thru this...i did have the antibody ar 4 weeks...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
There is no need for further testing. However, official advice from most public health agencies is for people at risk for HIV to have a final antibody test 3 months or more after the last possible exposure. It really isn't necessary -- see the discussion in the thread linked below. But many people prefer to follow the official guidance. So it's up to you. If I somehow found myself in your situation, I wouldn't be retested.
Here's that other thread: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/1704700
Here's that other thread: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/1704700
Thanks Doctor. So obviously there is no reason to test anymore?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Noted; see above.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for an unusually succinct question!
The combination of a negative RNA test at 2 weeks plus a negative antibody test, such as Clearview, at 4 weeks, is considered conclusive. You are indeed "safe to move on".
Regards-- HHH, MD
The combination of a negative RNA test at 2 weeks plus a negative antibody test, such as Clearview, at 4 weeks, is considered conclusive. You are indeed "safe to move on".
Regards-- HHH, MD
The 27th day test was a rapid clearview test.
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