With modern HIV tests, yes, a 10-week test is conclusive. 95% of people infected with HIV with seroconvert and test positive after 6 weeks, and by 10 weeks it's just over 99%. By 13 weeks, it's 99.99%.
For most people who do not seroconvert by 10 weeks, it may be because of some other health problem (for example, the immuno-suppression drugs taken by transplant patients), so unless you fall into that category, your test is conclusive.
Encouraging but not conclusive. The "window period" for HIV testing is generally considered to be 90 days. The virus can show up in as little as four weeks, but it can take up to 12. I would get tested again in a month, then you will know for sure that everything is a-ok.
The HIV confirmatory test at 7 weeks is conclusive, but be sure to follow up in 6 months for a check up.
Yes,absolutely.
There are no reliable symptoms that point to HIV infection. An HIV test is considered conclusive if conducted 90 days after the most recent exposure.
Negative HIV test result
It is definitely possible, especially if the test was a rapid test (what is typically done) and not a more expensive and time consuming test such as one done by Western Blot or Chemiluminescence. The standard recommendation for confirmatory HIV testing is 9 weeks after suspected infection. Even if your 5 week test is negative, I would strongly encourage you to get tested between 9 and 12 weeks.
It would be almost impossible to test negative if a person is HIV positive.
"HIV not detected" means the HIV test is negative.
It is possible. HIV testing is a delicate process because a person may be infected with the virus but not test positive until several months after infection. Example: A person is exposed to HIV and waits two months, then gets a routine HIV test. Because the individual is in their "window period" (the amount of time it takes for someone to develop enough HIV antibodies to test positive) they may have a negative test result despite having been infected. HIV test sensitivity varies. When getting tested for HIV, it is important to know the sensitivity of the test being used because follow-up testing may be required to provide a conclusive result.
Only if the first HIV test was false positive can the test results change.
It is possible to have a false negative HIV test, particuarly early in infection with HIV. If a partner has a true negative HIV test, it's not possible to get HIV from them.
If your HIV test result was negative, and you've had no new risky exposures since the test, and if you are not in the window period, you can consider yourself free from HIV. The window period the time between infection with HIV and the time when the test will become positive.
Conclusion: Your partner has hiv and you don't.......yet.
HIV testing is considered conclusive 90 days after the most recent risk for infection. If the last time you were at risk for infection was six months ago, and you just had an HIV test performed, it would be considered conclusive.