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hopeINhell: Hello, bitter / altered taste in the mouth can be for various reasons and definitely not specific to HIV infection. I would give more weight to the HIV blood test in order to answer if one is infected or not and certainly not to the taste in ones mouth. I hope this helps.

Ok, thanks, I want to say that the test was been done in a federal hospital. I av the mindset that they would use the most specific tools in testing, I didn't wanna do it at any of the road side labs. Do u think differently about the accuracy of a govt hospital test.

Zona.com:
From your explanation, you had the unprotected sex at september while you tested negative for HIV at december. Thats about 3months right?
From what i know, HIV virus takes about 8weeks to incubate and spread in the human body. By this time, its likely that the virus must have multiplied to a detectable level in the body such that the normal antibody test(which is the usual test done in most labs for someone with unknown status) could detect the virus.
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So bro, i think you have two options here;
1. Go for another HIV test by february or march. Or
2. Go to a heart to heart center and request for an antigen test for HIV. This test might cost you money but after a few days you will know for sure weather you have the virus or not cos this test is more accurate than the usual HIV antibody test.

Thanks for your speedy reply, its above three months I did the test, but notwithstanding am gonna redo it by March, that should be 7months pretty enuff I bliv based on research. But you didn't answer ma question if there is a symptom of bitter taste in mouth.

hopeINhell: I love the concept of hope, it keeps one pushing on even in the darkest of places! I hope you are enjoying the speciality

I have a question, I had unprotected sex sometime in september, and the relationship went sour around october, av been having bitter taste in mouth, though its gone now, but I had to treat malaria thrice(3), highest av treated malaria is twice, after the first two drugs, d doctor at UPTH, ordered anoda Malaria test which I did and it came positive for malaria, so the third drug he prescribed I think cleared it, but out of curiousity by December 27th I ran an HIV test, got the result to be Negative four days later. My major question is does HIV come with bitter taste in mouth too, just as I read that the symptoms are not specific. And my running a test at end of december can it be considered outside the window.