Talking about home testing for HIV

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Oct 21

I was exposed - started PEP the next day

Good day I was exposed on the 7th of August 2021, started acriptega pep the next day (at this time...


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Sep 21

Transmission from dried blood

I am very embarrassed to be writing this as I’m probably worrying for nothing but I have an...


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Sep 21

An HIV diagnosis

I was diagnosed with HIV in 2007 but contracted the virus in 2003 from a former partner. Going into...


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Aug 21

Hiv results/symptoms

I had sex with a Ukrainian lady on the 9 June 2021 all protected oral and vaginal (she supplied the...


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May 21

Any possibility tests are wrong?

Hi I have had an exposure in December 2020 since then I have used bio sure test at 70 days 84 days...


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Apr 21

Huge mistake now suffering from it

I made a huge mistake, got drunk on a night out some time ago CANT remember exactly what I happened...


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Mar 21

In need of some clarification

Hello There have been a few questions regarding 'stickiness of antibodies' and false negatives....


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Mar 21

Got myself worked up again

Ok have got myself in a bit of a panic again sorry about this just need to double check I have...


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Feb 21

Test well outside window period

Hi there, I performed a test well outside of the window period (over 6 months) that was clearly...


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Feb 21

HIV Test On 2 Year Old At 59 Days

Hi, I have carried out a Biosure test at 59 days on my two year old after he met my mother who is...


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Jan 21

False negative worry

I had unprotected sex with a guy (I’m female) about 8 years ago. I didn’t have have any illness...


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Dec 20

Scared that i have HIV after 2 tests

Hey I'm just an 19 year old boy who done wrong decisions over the past few months i slept with two...


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Dec 20

Anxiety about HIV

So I took a test around a year after a one night stand, 6 weeks after the night I went for a 4th...


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Sep 20

Drunk sex

I live in a quiet area of  Scotland. I got drunk 1 night not long ago and started messaging a guy...


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Sep 20

False Negatives and sticky antibodies

Hello The post from Gary (in


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Aug 20

Family planning

I want to start a family with my girlfriend but anxiety over past potential exposure is worrying...


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Aug 20

Biosure test I believe to be extremely accurate

Hi, On December the 18th 2019 i had a Heterosexual exposure. I started testing from the 03rd Feb...


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Aug 20

Control line panic

I suffer from General Anxiety Disorder so sometimes my own reflection worries me! I particularly...


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Jun 20

Flu like symptoms

Hi I had flu symptoms such as nasal congestion and fever around 6-7 weeks after exposure. I passed...


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Jun 20

Still worried

I had a incident 7 months ago almost 8 months I have tested my self for the past 7 months and I...


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Jun 20

not a false negative?

Last year I slept with three different people. We didn’t use condoms. - I won’t be making the...


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Jun 20

I had a risky heterosexual exposure 5 years ago

I had a risky heterosexual exposure 5 years ago. I cannot remember if I had symptoms then, but I...


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Jun 20

Question about faint line on rapid blood test

I had receptive anal sex with a few partners (all wearing condoms and HIV negative) for a while and...


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Apr 20

constantly worrying

Hi team. I had unprotected sex in October 2018. Since then I have taken 3 BioSure self tests. 1...


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Mar 20

Is a negative result after 3 months conclusive test?!

Hi there, I feel like I’ve become one of those people seeking reassurance by looking on the...


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Feb 20

Two tests

I had sex in July 2019, 3 days later i went for testing at a clinic i was found to be negative but...


08

Jan 20

Maybe HIV Exposure

Hello I had sex with a prostitute around October 25 of 2019 when I was having sex with her the...


08

Jan 20

Concerned

Hi, I took the test in early December I timed it for around 15 minutes and took a good few...


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Jan 20

Possible hiv infection

Hi so I’m really scared. I wanna be detailed so anyone who knows anything can help and give me...


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Dec 19

Biosure at 54 days and Gum clinic at 55 days

Hi, my possible exposure was on 15th October. I have tested with biosure at 15 days, 6weeks 1 days...


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Nov 19

I have tested 10 times

I had unprotected sex on the 1th of September and I have tested 10 times now and all of the test...


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Nov 19

I had unprotected sex

I had unprotected sex on 12th september,2019 There was so much friction. I started having night...


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Oct 19

Extremely worried I have HIV

Hello guys I have signed up to this site as extremely worried about catching HIV. It started...


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Jun 19

Testing negative using biosure 8 months after the exposure

I made the mistake of my life last year by having unprotected anal sex (i was top), it all began...


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Apr 19

Test Advice please

Firstly apologies for the length of email; I am a male and I had unprotected penetrative sex in...


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Apr 19

Terrified

Im absolutely terrified. Sept 18 had unprotected sex with a guy i was seeing, then december 18 had...


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Apr 19

Symptoms - so worried

Hi Hope you can please help.... My possible exposure was with a CSW 27 days ago, this was...


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Apr 19

I had a test at my home

I had a test at my home. Then after 20 minutes there was only control line - but after two hours a...


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Mar 19

Needle-stick injury and HIV Testing

I really need your HELP! I have put myself in the situation and I don't know exactly what to do....


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Mar 19

Know your status - Thank you!

After a foolish encounter in December I convinced myself I had contracted HIV. I'd only done oral...


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Feb 19

HIV testing and scared please help!!

Hello I’m going to get right to the point. After a possible exposure to HIV I was tested...


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Jan 19

Relief - thank you

As many have mentioned already the mind is a very powerful thing. I was sick with worry every...


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Dec 18

A serious question

I used two biosure test recently and I just discovered that all the information (i.e. REF; LOT) on...


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Nov 18

Do you advise testing?

Hi there, I am a female who had unprotected oral sex and foreplay with an older man last...


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Nov 18

Does the positive line disappear?

Hi I did not read the instructions properly as I was very nervous I was looking at the card for the...


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Oct 18

Ongoing anxiety

Hi guys, firstly thank you for your service. I understand this type of post is a reoccurring theme...


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Oct 18

I had unprotected oral sex

I had unprotected oral sex from a female escort in November 2017. Blood test after a month for STI...


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Oct 18

Negative at 12 weeks with symptoms

Hi, I had a very low risk exposure in May this year. 25 days later I had a test done in the local...


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Sep 18

I've put myself at high risk

Can someone please help me? I've put myself at high risk with a guy that had unprotected anal...


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Jul 18

Alcohol wipes

Hi there, I recently used one of your tests and before doing so I washed my hands then used an...


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Jul 18

I am lost

Have some stupid mistakes in my life and I Am paying heavily for this Episode. #1 October 29,2014 I...


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Jul 18

Test accurate after 9 years?

I have tested multiple times with biosure all negative. The given sensitivity of the test is 99.7%....


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Jun 18

Biosure peace of mind.

I am still worried about having HIV. I had protected sex with a prostitute in October 2016. I took...


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May 18

I was so scared

I had unprotected sex in January with someone I knew very little about and it is now May and I can...


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May 18

Sterile lancet in pack

I’m panicking as I can’t remember if my lancet was in the box or in the foil pouch and if...


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Apr 18

Squeezing

Dear Biosure team, I recently tested negative with your test. In these days I am studying for a...


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Apr 18

idiot proof!

Honestly, making myself push down on the lancet was the hardest thing about the whole process. I...


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Feb 18

HIV?

I’ll try to be as detailed as I can. In early December and late December I had protected sex and...


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Jan 18

can i stop being worried

i had a risk on the 31 October 2017 and i got his blood test on the 2 November 2017 then again on...


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Jan 18

I was convinced

Started off with a recent random swollen lymph node in my chest. It was really odd and painful and...


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Jan 18

Feelings of desperate guilt and regret

I'm married. Very happily married, in fact. About two years ago, I did something unbelievably...


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Jan 18

Can I stop worrying?

I had a suspected risk from oral on October 31. I got a test done one the 2 November which came...


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Jan 18

A story about this quick, easy, and painless test

A few months ago, I had a panic about some stupid unsafe sexual encounters I'd had a few weeks...


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Dec 17

Can cancer affect the result of the test?

Hi!! I took HIV test number 2 today and it was great! But I wonder. Can you detect antibodies on...


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Dec 17

HIV negative test

I tested negative with a BioSure test on the 30 November 1 month after I became concerned in case I...


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Nov 17

Nervous wreck need advice

Had unprotected sex with a man beginning of June and was going out of my mind with worry thinking I...


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Nov 17

unprotected sex with a guy I met on line

Hello, I had unprotected sex with a guy I met on line in early September. I separated from my...


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Oct 17

Stop Googling, start testing

In October 2016 I used my first BioSure HIV self test, and it was negative. The relief was instant...


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Sep 17

Quick and very affordable

Quick and very affordable. You can use at home whenever you are at ease. Very reliable and easy to...


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Aug 17

no reported false negative tests?

in various internet sources reference is made to the low number of reported false reactive tests...


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Jun 17

my cd4 count

Hi, I am 37 yr female and had unprotected sex in September 2016, beginning of. I did a 1\2 rapid...


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May 17

my doubt - 3 negative tests

Hi, my doubt is due to the fact I had 3 negative tests (only control lin appeared) but I cannot...


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Mar 17

Still worried as getting lot of throat troubles

Have had two tests one at six months and another at 1 year. First test didnt look just right as...


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Jan 17

Very worried

Very worried. I have ordered a test of you, but it has not yet come. I was curious about men so I...


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Nov 16

As a gay guy in his early fifties

As a gay guy in his early fifties, with a rather colourful sex life over the years. Having sex not...


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Oct 16

Biosure concern

Hi I took the rapid test on 21 October but didn't follow the instructions properly. I lay the test...


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Sep 16

Negative HIV test

It had been in the back of my mind for many years. I have never been promiscuous but had period...


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May 16

Home tested after 12 weeks

Hi there, I used the BIOSure home test after exactly 12 weeks after unprotected heterosexual...


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Apr 16

I've been relatively careful...but there has been that ONE random time

Ok, so I am a 31 year old gay male who has been relatively careful in my sex life, but there has...


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Mar 16

reduce anxiety - be brave

(I am) A straight guy who went a bit wild last year sexually, had symptoms around 2 weeks after a...


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Feb 16

Girlfriend asked me to take the test

I recently started a new relationship and my partner took a HIV test at a clinic soon after we met....


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Feb 16

I'd had many unsafe sexual encounters

I'd had many unsafe sexual encounters - deliberate and knowing the risks. I don't really know why,...


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Feb 16

re living my sexual history to remember if I had put myself at risk!

I have had the worst anxiety for the past 2 weeks after someone put the idea in my head that HIV is...


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Jan 16

Self testing after partner was diagnosed

I was at work when my partner who lives abroad sent me the message which you never want to receive,...


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Dec 15

will sleep after long

I did put myself at risk last year in october. From that time onwards it was continously bugging me...


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Nov 15

Experience

I wasn't conscious enough about HIV but gladly I always used a condom during anal sex. Getting...


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Nov 15

too worried to go and be tested for fear of being seen by someone I know

A few years ago I made some bad decisions and had unprotected heterosexual sex with a number of men...


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Oct 15

If your scared ask a family member to be with you!

I'm 24 and I have a slight problem going to a clinic when going through a health scare, my phobia...


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Jun 15

Self test. I have done some risky things in the past

Just got the test this morning. I have done some risky things in the past but I always ask about...


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May 15

My Self Test

I was quite irrationally terrified when my new girlfriend asked me to have an HIV test before going...