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Originally posted by Donquizote
Also, if you want to get tested, make sure you abstain from sex for at least 3 months before you get tested. HIv antibodies take up to 3 months before they show up in your body so it's very important for you to refrain from having sex for at least 3 months so the results wouldn't be false negative.
It's very hard to tell whether you have HIV or not during the first month of getting the infection, but early symptoms include fever-like symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating at night, rash and gastrointestinal symptoms. So, if you recently engaged in high-risk sex with random strangers, make sure you get tested after 3-4 months since your last sex activity.
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Yes, yes and YES!
This is so important! Many people get anxious after unprotected intercourse, which is completely understandable, and they will run to get tested. They'll get a negative result, thinking they're clean and they don't have themselves get tested again, allowing the HIV virus to grow stronger in the following months since they're not aware and not on treatment.
PLEASE, wait at least 3 months before you get tested. An inaccurate test is at least as dangerous as no test at all because you'll have your guard and awareness down after.