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Hey doc I had a lot of unprotected sex with same female. I had an oraquick advanced rapid mouth swab at weeks 6 and 8 post exposure. My questions are is this conclusive to move on with life? Is the mouth swab just as good as blood test? And am I good at this time or do I need to test again? Thanks doc.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
As I said above, "...you're good to go."
Thanks for replying....just to clarify then you can feel free to close this post....with the 6 & 8 week neg mouth swab I do not require further testing? Thanks doc enjoy your evening.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
No medical conditions or drugs delay HIV test conversion, with the possible exception of life threatening conditions like terminal cancer, potent chemotherapy, etc -- and even these are only theoretical, with (to my knowledge) no reported cases in which there actually was a delay in positive test results.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for a succinct, to-the-point question.
Negative results with any the stand-alone antibody tests, both those done in labs and the point-of-care rapid tests (both blood and oral fluids) are officially considered to be 100% reliable after 3 months. However, as has been discussed previously on the forum, they are virtually 100% reliable after 6-8 weeks. So you're good to go. If you're interested in learning more about 6-8 weeks versus 3 months, take a look at the following thead:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/-A-Question-on-Testing/show/1347755
I hope this helps. Take care-- HHH, MD
Negative results with any the stand-alone antibody tests, both those done in labs and the point-of-care rapid tests (both blood and oral fluids) are officially considered to be 100% reliable after 3 months. However, as has been discussed previously on the forum, they are virtually 100% reliable after 6-8 weeks. So you're good to go. If you're interested in learning more about 6-8 weeks versus 3 months, take a look at the following thead:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/-A-Question-on-Testing/show/1347755
I hope this helps. Take care-- HHH, MD
Oh and also doc is there anything that could delay proper results with the mouth swab testing such as another std or diabetes? Thanks
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