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Only oral sex recevied from a lady on 24 march 2014 ,no other activity. Can elisa test detect antibodies from 4rth week?

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Yes it is possible that an Elisa HIV test could pick up antibodies by 4 weeks. Everyone is different in how much time it takes them to develop antibodies that a test could detect. With the HIV Elisa test we say it is 95% accurate after 6 weeks but can take up to 3 months for a final result.

We do not see HIV being passed when receiving oral sex, but it is possible for other STI to be passed.

Have a look at our “Know your chances” web page, it provides information on your chances of getting or passing an STI depending on how you are having sex.
 

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