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Protected vaginal sex is not a risk for HIV…

If a person has a negative HIV RNA test two weeks after possible exposure (protected vaignal sex), a negative antibody and p24 antigen test at 4 weeks after, and negative antibody test at both 6 and 7 weeks after, can he assume that he is negative or does he need to continue to test?

13 March 2008 • Related: All topics, HIV testing

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Protected vaginal sex (using a condom) is not a risk for HIV. You can chose to test as much as you like, but you wont find HIV.

None of these tests were necessary if this was your only ever risk.

Answer: Simon Collins

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  1. Mark • 13 March 2008 10:34 pm

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