Home HIV test kits that have been approved by the FDA are available at your local drug store. It is possible that this will be the only problem in obtaining one. You do need to face someone at the store unless you can buy it from their online site which can be uncomfortable. Make sure you go to a store where you don’t know anyone and probably won’t run into anyone if you are concerned about your privacy.
It is possible that you have seen many different types of home HIV test kits for sale online and elsewhere that promise immediate results and non-invasive fluid procurement—such as a saliva test. These home HIV test kits will explain that a little light may turn red if you have HIV and will not turn on if you are free of HIV. These tests promise quick results but they are not approved by the FDA. Therefore, they have not been tested and there is no way to figure out whether or not they are accurate at detecting the HIV virus. If you really want an answer to your concern about whether or not you have HIV then you should stick with the FDA approved tests. The false sense of hope you may get from using a non FDA approved test that shows a negative result when you actually have HIV could lead to you not getting treatment and to your HIV turning into full blown aids when left untreated.
The biggest concern in people using home HIV test kits that HAVE been approved by the FDA is the concern about when, and how, they will obtain follow up treatment. If you get your lab test results from your home HIV test and they state that you do, in fact, have HIV, then you need to be under a doctor’s care immediately. Without proper and immediate treatment, HIV can turn into AIDS. Additionally, you need to stop having unprotected sex the moment you think you may have HIV and until you get a clean bill of health from the lab that analyzes your home HIV test kit’ blood sample.
I always buy home instant HIV test kits from avoidhiv.com to test myself and my partners.
ReplyDeleteLots of people lie and say they are HIV negative when in-fact they are HIV positive, someone even showed me a fake paper from his doctor that looked so real but he was positive, the only way of knowing is to have them do the test in front of you using the instant HIV test kit.