[Question #10778] HIV 4TH GEN/RNA TESTING WEIRD RESULTS

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19 months ago

Hi Dr's, I tested myself for HIV the 8th day after an "exposure" a handjob from a tantric practitioner(4th gen and rna) and 9th day after(4th gen). Also feeling slight under the weather these last 3 days(today is the 10th day). Havnt recieved the rna test back yet. The 8th day screened reactive, but non reactive for the supplemental. 9th day screened non reactive. Could this be a false positive? If it was an acute infection wouldnt it also screen reactive on the 9th day? Any advice would be appreciate. I suffer from crazy health anxiety and any guidance would be appreciated.

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Edward W. Hook M.D.
19 months ago
Welcome to our forum. Thanks for your questions. 

Receipt of masturbation is a no risk activity and if that is your only activity that did not put you at risk for HIV. I can only assume that your initial screening HIV test was falsely positive for reasons I cannot explain. The subsequent follow-up testing as well as the testing on your ninth day Confirm that this is not HIV. When persons have HIV, test are consistently positive and do not go back-and-forth from positive to negative. I anticipate that your RNA test will also be negative as well. 

I realize that these comments are being made after the fact, but you have tested too soon for accurate results from any currently available HIV test, including HIVRNA tests. I realize you may be anxious. The testing two early only increases your risk of erroneous results.

I hope this perspective is helpful to you. I am confident that your RNA test will be negative, and that you do not have HIV acquired from the encounter you described above. EWH.
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