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Worried about contracting HIV
I had sex back in November 28 2016 with a male. I made him get checked 3 times to make sure he is negative and the tests were negative. But the day before we had sex he went and got a tattoo. Now this place he went yes they are licensed and i even went and called the place to ask for safety procedure. They said the use a brand new niddle every time. But lately for the past 2 months ive noticed that my body temperature is 99.2 or .3 or .4. I went and got the rapid finger prick hiv test done 2 months after having sex with him. I want to know how accurate is the finger prick hiv test after 2month from the last time we had sex?
The last time we had sex was on November 28th last year. And he got the tattooed the day before. I got tested last friday which makes it 2 months since we had sex. But the test i got was the finger prick test.
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Unprotected vaginal
Sorry for all the miscommunication while we were posting at the same time. I don't know anything about finger prick but will get someone to answer you.
Ok thank you so much.
I also got tested 2 month after i had sex with him.
What test was 2 months later, finger prick or 4th generation?
Finger prick. Which is the oraquick
So i should not be worried?
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I have vaginal sex
You didn't answer, was it protected?
He has only been with me in the last 10 months. His has gotten 3 hiv test. But what freaks me out is that he got a tattoo.
No it was not protected since he had provided me with HIV tests
Please answer my question.
Ok, was his test done at least 28 days after his last unprotected encounter, and can you believe his word? If not then you could test at 28, but nothing is pointing to HIV so try to relax as the test would only be to prove he was truthful.
As far as the tattoo goes, you checked their procedure so unless you think they are lying or made a mistake then no purpose in testing. Personally I doubt they would use the same needle because of the risks they would take if something went wrong.
As far as the tattoo goes, you checked their procedure so unless you think they are lying or made a mistake then no purpose in testing. Personally I doubt they would use the same needle because of the risks they would take if something went wrong.
Body temperature in healthy people normally varies so your observation proves nothing other than self-diagnosis requires medical training - which you do not have. Try to find something else to focus on instead.
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Thank you
What kind of sex did you have, unprotected anal?
As long as one of his tests was performed at least 28 days after his last unprotected anal, then it is conclusive.
As long as one of his tests was performed at least 28 days after his last unprotected anal, then it is conclusive.
So should I not be driving myself crazy
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