Question about ARS

[harsha1988]

what is the duration of ARS?  I have been answered between 2 days to 2weeks duration and can appear from 2 to 4weeks of exposure.  But why ?????????????????????????

  why do they don't appear after 4weeks.  And if any symptoms appear they are not considered as ARS as you all guys say why??????????????????????????????????????

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[ricky_id]

Then what was your exposure?

[harsha1988]

But I never had unprotected sex still I need to test????????????????

[ricky_id]

Good preview, but you should retest at 3 months, from which you can move on if it says negative. Any false negative result is impossible beyond 3 months post-exposure.

Don't overtest!

[harsha1988]

Sorry but I tested after 43 days post exposure i.e after 6 weeks and that too of Western Blot.
  My doctor said that you are now 100% hiv free .  But I know that any test less than 3 month is not conclusive.

   Also the test was not antibodies test it was an antigen test including hiv1 particals(such as gp160,p31,gp7120 etc), hiv2 particals and p24 antigen.  Which I think is not reliable.  As if my body has produced the antibodies then antigen won't be detected or if the antigen are below the detectable mark then also.

[ricky_id]

Oh my, I misread again.

But this is my final answer, any test result at 3 months post-exposure will be conclusive and rule out any symptoms as related to HIV.