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Hello doctor, could you please teach me hiv-2 window period. i had high risk at 4 months ago and now, i concern about hiv-2 can detect by hiv ag/ab or not, and my body can create antibody for hiv-2 after 4 months or not. please help me. thank you?
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HIV2 is nearly absent in the US and other industrialized countries. However the AgAb tests are conclusive for HIV2 by 8 weeks. To be highly conservative in case of rare exceptions, some experts would recommend testing at 12 weeks or later. Your negative result at 4 months is conclusive.
Answered 4/9/2023
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