u/ImaginaryEstimate996

Negative 4th gen HIV test at 29 days after condom break — how reassuring is this?

I’m a male and had vaginal sex with a woman using a condom. During intercourse the condom broke, and I was exposed without protection for probably no more than 1–1.5 minutes before stopping.

I took a 4th generation HIV Ag/Ab blood test from a vein 29 days after the exposure, and it came back negative.

Other STI tests were also negative:

  • Syphilis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C

How reassuring is a negative 4th gen HIV test at 29 days in this situation? Has anyone had similar experiences or advice about whether follow-up testing at 6 weeks is mainly precautionary?

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u/ImaginaryEstimate996 — 3 days ago