There is no point in further discussion unless and until you have the additional test recommended by the lab and would like to let me know the result. In the meantime, I suggest you re-read your original thread and my replies. You were at zero risk of HIV and there is no chance you have it.

HHH, MD

The anatomy of sex explains the lesser transmission of HIV from females to males. If you think about it, the reason is pretty obvious. After a typical sexual encounter, the woman has received an internal deposit of large amounts of the virus in semen and her exposure lasts for as long as semen remains in the vagina, i.e. hours or even days. Even then, the odds she will be infected, if her partner has untreated HIV, averages one chance in a thousand. By contrast, the male has a much smaller exposed surface -- the urethral opening and the tissues under the foreskin if uncircumcised -- and the amount of fluid exposure is obviously much less than in the vagina. The average risk from an HIV infected female to her male partner from a single episode of unprotected vaginal sex is around one chance in 2,500. With a condom, that chance is reduced at least 99%, i.e. to something like one in 250,000. If we assume there was a 1% chance your partner had HIV, then your risk from the exposure described was one chance in 25 million -- which fits with what I advised in my initial reply in your previous thread. That's why I said that if I had been in your situation, I would not have even been tested for HIV. (In that sense, your current anxiety is the direct result of being tested when it wasn't needed!)

Threads are closed after two follow-up comments and replies, and repeat questions on the same exposure or risk are not permitted -- so this is your last thread on these issues. So no more discussion until you have followed the lab's advice and had another PCR test, if you would like this forum to comment on it.

I received my PCR today and it was negative. The test was taken on Nov 8 about 20 days after I stopped PEP on Oct 16 (which I had stopped after two days dosage). I had protected vaginal and oral with a masseuse CSW on Oct 12. Can I trust these results? I understand the PCR tests are the gold standard for early detection. Did the 2 days of PEP cause a false negative? What are my odds that I am negative at this point? I have not had any symptoms, only extreme guilt and anxiety. I’ve been drinking daily and avoiding sex w my wife since, which I know has not been helpful for my health. Thanks for all you do. 

That concludes this thread. Repeated questions are not permitted, especially when anxiety driven. This being your second, it must be your last. Such questions may be deleted without reply and without refund of the posting fee. This policy is based on compassion, not criticism, and is intended to reduce temptations to keep paying for questions with obvious answers. In addition, experience shows that continued answers tend to prolong users' anxieties rather than reducing them. Finally, such questions have little educational value for other users, one of the forum's main purposes. Thanks for your understanding. I do hope the two discussions have been helpful. If your anxieties continue, I would suggest first carefully re-reading both threads; and if that doesn't do it, seek professional counseling. It really isn't normal to remain so fearful after the repeated science based reassurance, at least on this forum and perhaps from your own doctor. Good luck.