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Hello,i had protected vaginal sex in thailand with a sex worker. i had a 3rd generation antibody lab test 26 days post exposure,one oraquick saliva home test at 70 days and one at 90 days all came out negative. are my tests enough and conclusive ?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

It takes up to 8 weeks for the 3rd generation HIV tests to become positive, and a few persons with HIV (2-5%) never get positive results by Oraquick. These results make it very unlikely you have HIV, but Oraquick alone is never adequate to prove someone isn't infected. Have a third or fourth generation lab based test to be certain. Good luck.

Answered 8/5/2023

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