Question

When can I stop testing?

I slept with one man for 2 weeks, and after one month we got HIV tests. His result is reactive but my test was not. Do I need to keep testing?

Hello and thanks for getting in touch

First of all, your partner will need a confirmatory test at a sexual health clinic.

Just because he got a reactive result in a rapid test doesn’t mean he is living with HIV.

Secondly, the window period for HIV can be up to three months.

So you can stop testing after 3 months (if I understand correctly you are now at 1 month).

But this also has to do with what kind of test you are using.

You can read more about that here

Finally, it’s great you want to know more about how to protect yourself and have engaged in testing already.

Please see this link for info on risk and testing.