Category: General Health
Question: Please post anonymoushave been having unprotected sexsince 19th July but as at 21st November I tested negativeits turning a torment to memy mind tells me am positiveits just a matter of timeit stresses me thinking about itcan someone tell me when exactly to go for test and rule out HIV
Answer: Hello anonymous

Im sorry to hear about your distress If you think youre likely to be HIVpositive could it be because youre aware of the HIV status of the person youre having sex with and its positive

If you are unaware of their status kindly encourage them to go for an HIV test too

If your partner is positive are they currently using Antiretroviral drugs If they are not please ensure that they visit a hospital to get appropriate care

In your case with regards to you fears if your test confirmed you negative and you had unprotected sex afterwards you might need to wait for about a month or more before trying another test depending on what test you want to do Where did you have this initial test too 

I strongly advise however that you start to protect yourself by using a condom Its highly important to prevent HIV rather than have to deal with its life long effects

Kind regards