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January 29th, 2011
need help , i have a serious problem i dont know if its a mental condition or anything else .. it all started 2 months back when i slept with a prostitue and had protected sexual intercourse , 10 to 11 days later i had a dna hiv pcr test done and it came out NEGATIVE , or should i follow with some other test to be sure ? they said pcr are not meant for low risk exposure like myself why ? does this mean that the result was not true ???


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replied January 29th, 2011
HIV and AIDS Answer A19124
Hello and thank you for posting your medical question on E health forum.

From the history described, I understand you are anxious due to fear of HIV.

Use of a latex condom during sex can reduce their risk of HIV infection because it reduces the chance of getting semen, blood and vaginal secretions (fluids known to carry the virus) into the body. Hence the risk of infection is less in your case.

A HIV DNA PCR test directly measures the amount of HIV in an HIV-positive person's blood. Hence it may detect an HIV infection about a 7-10 days after an exposure. Therefore the PCR test is used by researchers and health care providers to identify infections during the window period. This test has a 100 sensitivity.

Your test stands valid since this was done on the 10th day of exposure.

Since this test has been found NEGATIVE, it is conclusive that you do not have HIV. There is no need to have any more doubts in this regard.

I hope this will help and put your doubts to rest.



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