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After having unprotected sexual contact, how long does one have to wait until he can have an HIV test? |
Is it one month or two? Ask a doctor, and in the meantime, have no more sex of any kind until then. initially, 3 months, then 6 months... most do a series of tests, because does not always show up at first... it can show up more than 10 years after being infected The time from exposure to testing HIV+ is approximately one month. Get tested with the Elisa (blood) test or oral test one-month after exposure. Then if the test is negative, get tested within three months, six months, and one year after exposure. A much more expensive and sensitive test, the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) can be done after only ten days for about $300.00. 3 months after the last unprotected sexual activity for an accurate test. It takes about 3 months for enough HIV antibodies to be detected. As far as I know it should be: Get tested most cities have health department's that will test you for free. |
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