About five weeks ago I think someone put a roofie in my drink. I was at a club and I had maybe two drinks. The last thing that I remember is talking to this guy that bought me a drink. After that my friends said I disappeared for hours. I woke up in the back seat of my car, still in the bar parking lot. My clothes were twisted and mostly pulled off. I was by myself and I do not remember anything but I know something happened.
I am a gay male and so was that guy. I’m pretty sure I know what he did to me and I am really scared about HIV infection. I know there are ways to get tested early, can I get tested now?
St. Louis
I am sorry to hear about your recent situation and we know waiting a couple months for an answer can be difficult. Assuming there was anal penetration, and there was no condom used, your risk of HIV or Hepatitis B infection can be high. Although testing for Hepatitis B is important, I am sure your primary concern is the HIV test.
Since it has been five weeks from the exposure you have a few options. You could decide to take the traditional HIV antibody test now. Most people will test positive at 6 weeks, so the traditional HIV antibody test can be very useful at five or six weeks from your exposure. You most likely want a definitive test result now. Rather than waiting for an immune response you may decide to take an antigen test, or a test that looks directly for viral particles. The most common antigen test is the HIV DNA PCR. The PCR technology makes the test extremely sensitive, making it possible to identify infection as early as days or weeks from your exposure. You could also wait three months and then take the HIV antibody test.
If you need additional testing information follow the link below for qualified testing providers.
