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Increased risk during window period?

Dear Doctors,

After (quite stupidly) engaging in unprotected vaginal intercourse with a massage worker two weeks ago, I of course freaked out. I ran to the pharmacy, bought an Oraquick HIV test, and asked her to please do it. She did, curious to know her own status, and it came out negative!

So my question: I've seen some conflicting info online; is there a steep increase in infectivity of the virus during the first few weeks (by as much as 26x)? And can oral home kits detect antibodies earlier than three months? I am concerned that even though her test came out negative, she was potentially even more infectious than if it had come out positive. I just had a 4th gen test performed today (at two weeks), and if that one comes out negative (please God), I will be doing both that one and an antibody test together at four weeks.

Thanks much!
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She is negative from 90 days ago and backward in time. Your test has not proven anything about her. Your duo will be conclusive so it will be purposeless to take another test at the same time.
Not sure why you are asking about whether she is more infectious now since you don't even know if she got HIV in the last 90, and you have no way of testing unless you want her to do a duo now so there is just 14 days unaccounted for.
If she didn't unprotected vaginal or anal in the last 90 she is negative now, so that is all I would concentrate on while waiting 2 weeks more to test. Try to relax for 2 more weeks until you can test.
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I meant your duo in 2 weeks will be conclusive. Her Oraquick has a 90 day window, and there is nothing that can be concluded about your status during a window period.
In response to your inbox, there is nothing I can add, because you just have to wait.

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