KISSNigeria:
It doesn’t have to take 3 months to get an #HIV test result. There's something called a window period. Let's break it down.

If you think you have been exposed to HIV, you can get on a medicine called #PEP within 72 hours, so go to an emergency room or talk to a provider as soon as possible.

There’s a window period between exposure to HIV and a positive test because it takes time for your body to either build a response to the infection or for the virus to replicate enough for a test to detect it. HIV window periods can vary.

For example, if you have unprotected sex on a Friday night, and get an HIV test Monday morning, the test won’t be able to detect HIV or an immune response to HIV yet. There hasn’t been enough time for a positive result, even if the virus is in your body



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