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badly sore throat and hiv symptoms

hi all;

I'm male who have sex with sex worker girl, I had a protect oral and vaginal sex with the same condom, after the vaginal sex  , we stopped sex and we talked with each other and forget to release the condom from penis , I noticed that my penis get soft and the condom partially slipped off then I removed the condom quickly

I did not know if her vaginal fluids insert in my penis, but now after around 11 days I developed as flu symptom with badly sores throat , pain in my neck lymph and my groin area, runny nose, fever which is just last for one day, headache..

I know that in this forum the recommended for test after 6 weeks and most of sites after 3 month. but really I can not handle to wait until even 6 weeks.

really I did not think I'm in risky sex but what happened to the condom in addition to the symptoms scare me. so is am I in risky situation and what I can do to get test quickly ??

Thank you all
      
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That test you are having is NOT a diagnostic test and has to be followed up at 3 months with an antibody test anyway.No hiv test is 100% conclusive until 3 months.
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Really I hope if I waste my money and time and the result come back negative ,I will not go to test if I do not have all of the symptoms.

please I know I'm not in risky situation but i need to do test, is PCR RNA test is reliable after 15 to 16 days of exposure.?

I would like to thank you also, I know you do not want to go to do test but I need your help for this issue

Thanks
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You never had a risk so your wasting your time and money testing for nothing.
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guys iam very scared , my case is 100% identical to the man who is nickname worried93 in 2007, I have the same symptoms and have the same scenario .
I asked for HIV PCR RNA and the test will be tomorrow , what do u think , please share me I'm really scared  
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186166 tn?1385259382
your "symptoms" are nothing more than a coincidence.

as teak stated...you had NO risk.
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You never had an exposure and don't need an HIV test.
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