How long is it possible to test negative” after being raped by someone HIV, and yet possibly still have been infected with HIV?
A positive HIV antibody test result means one is infected with HIV. If one tests HIV positive, one should go to the most experienced HIV doctor available, and get a full HIV & STD checkup. A negative HIV antibody test result means one is not infected with HIV as of 6 months prior to the test. This 6 month period is referred to as the “window period,” the time between HIV infection and how long it can take for enough antibodies to HIV to develop to show up in the antibody test. Actually approximately 50% of people infected with HIV would test positive about 21 days after exposure. However 50% of infected people would test negative at that time, and for them, it will take a longer time to develop enough antibodies to show up in the test. Therefore, most AIDS information hotlines suggest that people take an HIV antibody test 3 months after their possible exposure, because at 3 months, almost everyone infected would test positive. Then it’s recommended people take another HIV antibody test
