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A member asked:
Can you test negative for hiv at six months then positive later? had a third gen test at three and six months .
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Hiv: The HIV elisa test will come negative until the first six months aftet unprotected sex with a known HIV person. During this first six months, hiv-pcr test will be more reliable and accurate. Good luck !
Answered 6/10/2014
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