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Am confused please tell when to check for hiv. And window period. There is lot of confusion in internet. Few say 1 month etc ant rapid test available. When to have a test after exposure.
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3 months is window period.
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The window period is time between potential exposure to hiv infection and the point when the test will give an accurate result. During the window period a person can be infected with hiv and be very infectious but still test hiv negative. The window period for a 4th generation antigen/antibody test is four weeks.
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