Test Result

[Testresults1]

Hi everyone!  

I had a recent HIV antibody test done:

HIV 1/2 EIA AB Screen
HIV 1/2 EIA AB Screen w/ Reflexes

Both were Non-reactive. This was done at about 90-91 days post exposure. I tried to ask the corporation that performed the test (Quest Diagnostics - Seattle) what generation the test was and everyone I talked to didn't know. Can I consider my 90-91 day post-exposure test as 100% evidence that o DON'T have HIV?  Just been shooken up the past few months.

[Vance2335]

Anxiety is makeing people focus on 12 weeks, 13 weeks. Think of it as 3 months. Normally 4 weeks a month so that is 12 weeks. Some months have an extra week so that makes it 13 weeks. But there is no difference between the 2.

[bosko71]

"said my exposure was "low risk" the only non-protected act was me receiving oral from a female."

Um.... you can test until the cows come home and it will be negative! You had no risk!  

I'll add my two cents regarding the timeline... When I went through a "worried well" episode several years ago I was really confused as to how long conclusive means conclusive. Now there are some state departments of public health (err.. Massachusetts) that go as far to say that a negative test at 6-8 weeks can be considered conclusive on low risk events. However, non of the test manufacturers have included this in their essays so either do to liability or perhaps a confidence rate less than optimal prior to the 12 week mark, one should wait until the full 12 weeks to consider their results definitive.  

[expendable]

I dont 't undertand this 12-13 weeks too. Is 12 week result less conclusive than 13 or are they equal?

[Vance2335]

7 meaningless days.

[Testresults1]

Is there much difference between 12 and 13 week tests?

[Vance2335]

Accept it and move on.