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In general, antibody tests that use blood can detect HIV slightly sooner after infection than tests done with oral fluid. It can take 3 to 12 weeks (21-84 days) for an HIV-positive personâs body to make enough antibodies for an antibody test to detect HIV infection. This is called the window period.
If you do start noticing any of the early symptoms of HIV, and you have put yourself at risk of HIV infection then you need to get a HIV Test. You need to wait for a sufficient number of antibodies to build up in your system for an accurate result. This takes about 1 - 3 months.