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there and thank you for using AIDS Vancouver Helpline as your source for HIV/AIDS related information. A Rapid test has a window period from 4 weeks to 3 months (28-84 days), and can detect up to 95% of the infections within 28-42 days. Therefore, your test result is a very good indicator of your negative status. In addition, like your doctor mentioned, performing oral sex is not a high risk exposure to HIV transmission. In fact, performing oral sex only shares a low risk of transmission under certain extreme identifiable conditions. Our saliva actually contains an enzyme that inhibits HIV. That said, the virus in her vaginal fluids would have been already inactivated by your saliva and killed by the very acidic stomach fluids. The virus could not reach to your bloodstream because it has been killed already. Since your exposure does not share high risk of HIV transmission and your test result is negative, you do not have HIV. You do not need to retest further until the next possible exposure. Remember, it is very important to make HIV and STDs testing regular! In Health, Tina AIDS Vancouver Helpline Volunteer E-mail: [email protected] Phone (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm): (604) 696-4666 Web: www.aidsvancouver.org/helpline