I had sex with a prostitute on 24 November I used protection. But still I want to check my HIV status .what should be window period so that I can go n check my HIV status? Should I wait for 6 weeks?
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Hi, 90 days. Do HIV hbv n VDRL tests.
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Good day Mr. lybrate-user. You need not to wait for 6 weeks. First try to confirm the HIV status of your contact. If she is positive for HIV then you must go for a test. As it has been 10 days since the act. There is chance of acute HIV infection if at all you are infected, you can go for P24 antigen along with RNA PCR. But it's not accurate in most of the cases as P24 test need sufficient viral load and only useful during the early stages of infection. Antibodies to HIV start to appear from 3rd week but may take upto 3 months. So you can go for hiv ELISA after 4 weeks. And must be repeated after 3rd and 6th months if found negative initially. Contact if you still need further assistance.
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Hi, The 4 generation Rapid HIV test kits used these days are highly sensitive and specific and gives accurate results. The recommendations are to get tested at four to six weeks of the exposure and if the result is Negative get a confirmatory test at three months of last exposure. But, you can still undergo HIV RNA test at around 14 days of the exposure. Please revert if you want more information. Best wishes!
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By special test you can test after 15 days with HIV duo you have to wait for 3 month with Rapid Tridot method you have to wait for 6 month.
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