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Rapid antibodies test

I was quickly touched in the penis by a HIV positive with untetectable viral load man. Even knowing there hasn’t been any risk I went for testing with a Rapid Test (finger prick) that only detects antibodies ( so NOT a duo test) 4 months after the encounter. It came back negative. Is this ok or should I have been tested witn a duo 4th generation HIV test? Thank you!
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There is really no risk from handjob If that was a possiblity, half the population in the world would be infected already. Contrary to popular belief, HIV is a relatively hard virus to get. There needs to be a significant amount of HIV infected body fluid passing from one person's body directly/immediately into another person's body. This is why unprotected penetration is essential. It's only during this that significant amount of HIV infected body fluid will get pushed up inside your penis. Take care,
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Testing not required anymore move on with your life hiv  you are completely fine and negative
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Yes I agree and thank you for answering. Being handjobed by an HIV postiove person with undetectable viral load poses you at any type of risk of getting this virus? Just an information, not a real worry.
This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk therefore  testing is irrelevant to your situation because you had zero risk. HIV is a fragile virus, which is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.  
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
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