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Tested Negative For HIV Few Months After Exposure. Should I Be Worried?

Posted on Sat, 16 Feb 2013

Question: i have had a test after 7 months exposure is it conclusive ( anti HIV 1&2) tested negative..
please help

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (2 hours later)

Hi,
Welcome to XXXXXXX

Thanks for posting your query.

It is almost conclusive that you are not having HIV. But it is always safe to have one more confirmatory HIV ELISA test with another laboratory or with a HIV western blot test to be doubly sure about our HIV status as almost all the test are more than 98% sensitive and specific, a false negative is a rarer possibility.
Safe sex is always good.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Mohammed Kappan

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

hi
the encounter was with condom only oral sex was not protected..
and after 7 months is it conclusive to be negative?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (12 hours later)

Welcome back,

Even though you indulged in unprotected oral sex, a negative HIV test after 7 months of risky exposure is almost conclusive.

Relax yourself and stop worrying.

Best Regards
Dr S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad