Is HIV Spot Test Done 8 Months Post Exposure Conclusive?

Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2015

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Question : Hello doctor ,In jan30 i sex with unknown women and she did me oral.i did hiv test in april(negetive result). And in may i did for VDRL/RPR test it was negetive the reason i did this test was fungal infection. At july 23 i did for hiv test ELISA RETRO VIRAL ANTIBODY. It was negative.and in augest 13
I did another HIV spot test was negetive. So do i need another test?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Free from HIV.Tests are conclusive.No need for further test

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.

Congratulations! You are free from both HIV and Syphilis in spite of your sex with an unknown girl.

Almost all the tests available in the market for the detection HIV, including the Rapid tests are highly reliable to the extent of more than 97%. When the two different HIV tests were negative 3 months after the high risk contact, then it is almost 100% reliable.
So you are free from both HIV/STD.
Relax and you need no further test for HIV.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar