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my chances of getting HIV

Dear medical community,
I am an 26 year old male who recently met an older cuban lady(40yo) at a bar within the miami area and had unprotected sex with her. Typically, I always practice safe sex, but I had too many drinks and wasn't necessary thinking straight.  I had vaginal sex with her one time and did not come inside of her. I was wondering what the chances of me contracting HIV are.
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thanks, that helped out my anxiety alot
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3 months is when you can obtain a conclusive negative test. There are NO TEST marketed, sold or approved to give a negative test earlier than 3 months.
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Your chances are about 1 in 1000, that is if she is even positive, which is not likely.  Testing at the 3 month mark is the CDC guideline for a conclusive result, but several outlets suggest 6 weeks is enough time to develop antibodies if you were infected.

From the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts:
"Most people will test accurately for HIV after 6 weeks have passed since their last risk. In some cases where a person has a highly compromised immune system, such as those in which a person has recently undergone chemotherapy or an organ transplant, it may take 3-6 months for their body to develop enough antibodies to test positive."
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