HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Hi dr...after how long can one test for hiv after being infected, for accurate results?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

6 weeks -6 months: You may get tested any time, but a negative result on a test done too early would not rule out the infection. The duo tests are generally sensitive enough to pick up an infection by about 6 weeks. If the result is negative, you should get a HIV nucleic acid test at 6 months after exposure to be sure.

Dr Hegab and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 3/25/2022

227 views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Had 4 full panel tests 4 months after exposure. Received oral while wearing a condom. Each test was taken One month apart with everything neg minus hsv 1&2. 2 GPs have told me to move on I am not infected with hiv or syphillis. EIA and 4th gen?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

If I am infected by HIV with very small amount of infected vagina fluid, does it mean it will take longer for test to detect p24 antigen?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

The window period of the new hiv exposure won't make the recent hiv test result negative if you are already being infected long time ago right?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Vaginal sex with a known infected and experienced symptoms. When can I truly stop testing for hiv if this exposure (twice) one night was over 10 months ago. Tested 27 times, 3 test every month. Last a week ago was negative. All 4 gen & pcr rna test?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Having al lung function test, i put the paper mouthpiece in my mouth without checking it. If on one side there was fresh hiv blood, can i get infected?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

If infected with HIV in January will March show an accurate result?
Does getting a non-reactive result on an HIV test mean negative? Even with that result can you still be infected?
Hello, doctor. Can I think that I am not infected with HIV after 4 weeks of Ag / AB test and negative accuracy of rna20?
Can I get HIV infected with one unprotected encounter? How long before I can get tested accurately? I am in India/New Delhi. Happened Today, was tipsy
If we are infected with covid 19 will the results of the hiv rapid test / syphilis rapid test be false positive (does covid affect the results of the syphilis and hiv rapid test both false negativ/positive)?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.