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Biosure home hiv rapid self fingerprick tests after 12 months, all four negative. am i hiv negative? i am in the uk. only biosure approved here.

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Likely free: If you did the test correctly at one year after potential exposure and the result was negative, you are essentially free of HIV. If you want to be sure, you may get a HIV nucleic acid test. For safer sex guidelines, you may visit this site: http://www.aids.org/topics/aids-factsheets/aids-background-information/what-is-aids/safer-sex-guidelines/

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Answered 11/4/2015

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