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Should I Check For HIV Twice After The First Test Was Negative ?

i had risk 1year ago why need to do test twice? first i get negative result it happen 1year ago why need to do two times?
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
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Read your prob, its incubation period vary from 3month to some yrs, after this period this represent itself so you should get another test after one yr.
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Should I Check For HIV Twice After The First Test Was Negative ?

Hi Welcome to HCM Read your prob, its incubation period vary from 3month to some yrs, after this period this represent itself so you should get another test after one yr.