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Protected vaginal sex with CSW + antibody test at 3 weeks

24 days ago I have PROTECTED vaginal sex with a female CSW. Condom was on before insertion, on after insertion, and was intact. I stayed in for a brief period after ejaculation (don't know if that is relevant). I understand this is very low risk (it at all). At 21 days post I did a Oraquick rapid home test (oral fluids). It was negative. I get that nothing is conclusive until three months (I've read many of the replies in this community), but how reliable is this negative result at 21 days? Thanks.
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No risk=no test. So your test is meaningful and meaningless.
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Thanks Vance for your quick reply. So I'm good? Shouldn't be worried at all? Anxious is a word to describe how I've been feeling, but I guess that's possibly because I deeply regret the encounter that got me into this in the first place.

To be clear, you're saying that this was a no-risk situation so a negative test result is meaningful, even at three weeks with an antibody test?
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Well when you had no risk it is reliable. No need to test.
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