How Soon After Exposure Can An Hiv Test Give Results

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Is the medicines after exposure of 6 months affect the HIV test results?

Sir,I had a sex with girl on the 21/12/08.In June,2009 I got fever, cold and cough. It has 7 days. doctor advised to take the medicine and hot water.after 7 days it went off.After I got body pains.so I went total body check up at 31/06/09. At the...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Dear Srinu,Medication will not cause your HIV test to be falsely negative. Since you have tested more than 9 months after your possible exposure (you do not even know if she had HIV) there is no need to have further testing. You have not... Read more »

Dr. Bob, sorry i missed a point, i mean to say that i got my HIV antibody test results yesterday after 7 months after exposure. Hope i did not confuse you.

Dr. Bob, I am so fond of your work, after reading your archives. I had an exposure 7 months back,... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Follow Up: K's 14 week post exposure HIV 1/2 test (ANOTHER FLUFFERNUTTER REGAINS HIS SANITY AND TESTS HIV NEGATIVE, 2010)

Hi DR.Bob;Hope you are well. K here with you. Finally got my over 3 months post test results... Read more »

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6weeks/post exposure/pep meds result

Posted by justagirl72

So my employee health nurse called to let me know that my test for HIV and Hep C were Negative..yay..but I know its not conclusive. my HepB was reactive but I have an immunity from a vaccine..so now its back to the waiting game and counting the... Read more »

Negative result 3 week post exposure?(4th gen duo)

Posted by anxious66, 1 Reply

Hi my risk as mentioned before was unprotected oral (MSM) giving, no ejaculation was for about a minute... divided in 3 times.. so about 20 seconds each time.

took a hiv duo 4th gen test 3 weeks and a few days post exposure, with a negative result.... Read more »