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Negative tests 13, 15 weeks
Hi,
My exposure was condom break. I took PEP within 24 hours and stayed on it for four weeks.
- 13 weeks post exposure: tested negative with Oraquick oral swab test
- 15 weeks post-exposure: tested negative at clinic with Oraquick blood prick test, and also took a blood test that day (not sure what kind of test... it was a NYC clinic blood test, I think it's a PCR?), and it came out negative
How confident can I be that my status is negative?
My exposure was condom break. I took PEP within 24 hours and stayed on it for four weeks.
- 13 weeks post exposure: tested negative with Oraquick oral swab test
- 15 weeks post-exposure: tested negative at clinic with Oraquick blood prick test, and also took a blood test that day (not sure what kind of test... it was a NYC clinic blood test, I think it's a PCR?), and it came out negative
How confident can I be that my status is negative?
I've been having a sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes... considering I haven't had an exposure incidence since that last time, my current lymph nodes/sore throat, etc can't be due to HIV, right?
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