Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Hello, and thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
I had protected sex with a prostitute about 25 weeks ago and I tested negative (ELISA) at 12, 19 and 23 weeks after my possible exposure ... I have been feeling a slight pain in the groin area, the testicles, also my drops have change it's consistency and color.
Is it possible to be false negative by the 23rd week, should I get tested again? Maybe a PCR test or a viral load should make the final result?
Once again thank you very much for you're help.
The ELISA screening test is about 99.8% accurate at 6 months. So I would feel very confident that you are HIV negative - especially because you had protected sex.
Acute (early) HIV infection is not a genital infection. It is a viral infection of the whole body. The symptoms are those of a virus: aches, fevers, scattered swollen glands, etc.
Your symptoms sound more like a genital-urinary tract infection - very likely the prostate.
I would check in with your primary care physician.
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