window period-testing advise

[green23300]

I had risky incident on june 3 read my post, I know I start the window period from the date of incident to 12-13 weeks post incident. I had hiv blood test at 10.3 weeks and oraquick in home test at 12 weeks (negative)post incident.I thought about things and l had unprotected sex with my girlfriend three weeks
after the incident (risky exposure) my question are will the window period stay the same for m
e or would I have to start a new period three week later after been with girlfriend? Are my hiv test results accurate and reliable? Would hiv antibodies be delay from june 3 incident?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Glad to help.  EWH

[green23300]

Thank for your time and knowledge

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Your blood test is reliable.  Believe the result.  No need for further testing.  Your symptoms are not due to HIV.  EWH

[green23300]

Thank for your time, I was concern about my test results i thank you for clear  thing up so no need for a new window period  can I put this testing to rest or test out at 13weeks or 6months.The symptoms I have redness/rash on palms on hands and my other symptoms(you can read in other post) are due to hiv or I need to follow up with a doctor about my symptoms?The hiv blood I had done at the lab was a hiv1/2 screen rflx wb it reliable ?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum.  Current tests for HIV accurately detect HIV within 8 weeks of exposure to an infected partner.  In your case you had two highly reliable, negative tests more than 8 weeks after your exposure of concern.  this test results are reliable and should be believed- you did not get HIV from the exposure that you described.  That you had sex three weeks after your exposure of concern would not change the performance of the tests.

You can be confident that you did not get HIV from the exposure that you have described.  EWH