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Please somebody! Explain this to me!
Why do the doctors keep on advising people just to test out to 6-8 weeks despite the official and well known official recommendation of the 3 months mark? Please! Somebody! That I cannot understand.
Thank you Teak. In my case would you recommend testing again now at 12 weeks? Have you seen anyone testing negative at 11 weeks and then turn positive?
There is not one test that is used in the US that is approved to give you a conclusive negative result less than 3 months. Not one test and it doesn't matter what any doctor says they are not the ones that got the approvals granted through the FDA. Nor are they approved to make other authorization than what has been stated on the test and the FDA approval.
No symptoms, no nothing. I forgot to mention that although I know from reading this website and others that they are not a good indicative for new infections. I've made my homework but I just keep hesitating whether my test was reliable or not. The doctors on the expert's forum would tell me I am good to go but then the 3 months mark comes back into my head. I also don't want to bring this up to them as they could find it as a questioning of their knowledge. Again, they seem to be fine doctors but what about the 3 months mark? Would I need to get tested again?
I haven't posted in the expert's forum (yet) because I wanted to do some research before bothering the doctors and having the chance to have my question deleted.
In similar cases they have told the people to test out to 6-8 weeks when they assure the test will be 90-99% reliable. I had sex with an unkown woman (we hooked up at a party) of unkown HIV status and my condom broke during the second episode of vaginal sex. If the condom wouldn't have failed I wouldn't be worried at all, but it just ripped from top to bottom and I didn't notice exactly when that happened until we both felt something weird which was what was left of the condom. Teak? Xhost? Any other doctor?
In similar cases they have told the people to test out to 6-8 weeks when they assure the test will be 90-99% reliable. I had sex with an unkown woman (we hooked up at a party) of unkown HIV status and my condom broke during the second episode of vaginal sex. If the condom wouldn't have failed I wouldn't be worried at all, but it just ripped from top to bottom and I didn't notice exactly when that happened until we both felt something weird which was what was left of the condom. Teak? Xhost? Any other doctor?
I would say if you had to make a choice, go with what the doctor's are telling you. I do not know what the particulars are of your situation, which may be why the doctor's on the moderated forum are telling you that 6 to 8 weeks is good enough for you.
It worries me because I keep reading back and forth between the HIV Prevention Expert's forum and this one! They are telling people to test out to 6-8 weeks while over here everyone seems to agree on a 3 months mark! Gosh! They are doctors which are supposed to be fine doctors and you guys (specially Teak) know a lot about the subject too. Who to believe? I had a 11 weeks neg test so I don't even know if testing again or not! I read the doctors' posts to go back to my comfort zone but then I read yours and my anxiety comes back on! Who to believe?
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