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For the HIV window period, is 12 weeks the same as 3 months? |
Everything I've read and been told says that it takes 3-6 months for a HIV winow period is preety solid. 3 months is 97% reliable. 6 months is difinative. There are 52 weeks in a year. So 6 months would be 26 weeks....not 24. |
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