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I dont understand hiv testing window period and why so many doctors and websites say 6 months even some say a year but cdc says 90 days on only antibody tests?some say antibody tests are unreliable there are millions who rely on 3 month guidelines??
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You've obviously been searching the web widely, probably including many scientifically unreliable sites. Anybody can say anything they want on the web. All scientifically reliable sources agree that 6 weeks is sufficient for the antigen-antibody (AgAb, 4th generations tests), and 8-12 weeks for the 3rd gen antibody tests. Some sites are behind the times or just don't understand the latest science.
Answered 9/2/2021
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