Talking about home testing for HIV

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Dec 20

Kit safety

I recently took one of your tests after 9 months post exposure and I have gotten myself really...


16

Jul 20

Possibly hugely overthinking?

Hi I recently completed a UK Biosure test for HIV after a 3 month window period. I tested...


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Dec 19

Faint line appear after next day

Hi. I bought 3 unit of icare hiv rapid test kit. I tried for the first kit. Within 30 mins...


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Dec 18

How accurate after 39 days

Hi there, I used one of your test kits 39 days or just under six weeks after unprotected receptive...


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Nov 18

Unsure

I recently used a test kit to check my hiv status. I am concerned that my test may not have been...


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Nov 18

Testing more than once... should I?

Hey, I am such a worrier and just wanted to ask for a bit of peace of mind... I took a test 11...


02

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...


20

Apr 18

idiot proof!

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


03

Apr 18

Impressed with the kit

Not had an HIV test in many years, decided to do the home test for peace of mind. Very easy to do,...


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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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Nov 17

I was fearful to get a test

I took the test today thank god negative. I was concerned about an incident many years ago and was...


19

Oct 17

Peace of mind

I had unprotected sex whilst with my ex-boyfriend. He passed on another STD to me but I was too...


24

Aug 17

I regularly test for peace of mind

I use Biosure self tests every few months simply for peace of mind. I was sexually assaulted 4...


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Jun 17

Peace of Mind

Thought I would tell my story because I know there will be other people like me - searching the...


08

Jun 17

After watching The Truth About HIV

After watching The Truth About HIV recently I decided that I would get myself a self test kit. It...


06

Jun 17

It's better to know

It was so easy to do and gives you peace of mind, barely felt the finger pricking thing. Whatever...


04

Apr 17

Helped my phobia

I absolutely could not wait a week or two for a result my anxiety would have driven me crazy. The...


18

Mar 17

Testing

What an amazing thing. My father is HIV positive. I understand and am aware that it is no longer a...


09

Nov 16

Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou.

I dont even know where to start, I think at the end is best. My test results are negative..... I...


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Oct 16

Peace of Mind--Stress Reliever

I was stressing out over the possibility of being HIV positive, so either way I knew I had to know....


10

Aug 16

HIV test A+++++++

Arrived super fast, very simple to use and excellent instructions this is a great way to get peace...


04

Aug 16

First time test for HIV

I'm almost 40 yo and never tested for HIV before. Although I had some unprotected sex relations in...


28

Jul 16

So glad I tested

So glad I tested gives peace of mind. Keeps you in control of your mind and body, I was really...


05

Jul 16

I test regular to be safe

What a great idea. I ordered and the test came really quickly. I test regular to be safe however...


04

Jul 16

HIV Self Test

I have only ever had 1 STI test in the past and have been overdue for about a month as it is so...


30

Jun 16

What's 15 minutes?

I started the test then hopped in the shower to keep my mind off the test. It honestly feels like...


29

Jun 16

HIV Home Test

This service is just fantastic, gives peace of mind to those who are like me too scared or nervous...


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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

stress

I'm a heterosexual guy but have slept with alot of partners and done some silly things,never really...


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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,...


28

Jan 16

Finally can sleep with no doubt

It was the most stressful 15 minutes in my life , I couldn't stop my hands shaking during test. But...


10

Jan 16

Crippling Anxiety

A while ago I started to notice some peculiarities with my body and began the process of self...


16

Dec 15

Long wait for clinic test - so this was a very convenient

I live somewhere where waiting times for the clinic to get tested are severe so this was a very...


03

Dec 15

Privacy and peace of mind

As a gay man living in a rural part of the United Kingdom, access to sexual health screening which...


13

Nov 15

I had put off and put off going to get a test in a clinic

I am so thankful for this test. I had put off and put off going to get a test in a clinic or at the...


08

Jul 15

I had no excuse to put off being tested

I didn't think I was HIV+ as I never seem to get ill not even a summer cold but I'm embarking on an...


24

May 15

Great! The test kit arrived really quickly

Great! The test kit arrived really quickly and was perfect for discreet use and peace of...


29

Apr 15

This is a stress reliever.

This is a stress reliever. Forgotten which news site I read about it on, but ordered it by 12pm on...