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  • 22/01/2025

I had unprotected sex about a year ago and then tested positive for HSV 12 IgG. Now, after a year, I got retested and it shows negative for HSV. But, whats worrying me is that my Western Blot test says HIV 1 is indeterminate with HIV 1 p24 GAG detected, and HIV 2 is not detected. Also, the HIV 12 ELISA test is negative and the HIV 1 RNA quantitative PCR test shows 'Target Not Detected'. I'm really anxious about what this means. Do I have HIV? What should be my next steps? I'm really hoping for some guidance on how to interpret these results.

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