Talking about home testing for HIV

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28

Oct 21

Long lasting symptoms

Well, this has been a nightmare for me … in the first week of January 2021 I went to a party with...


17

Oct 21

Possible exposure to HIV

Hi, I had a possible exposure 8 weeks ago. Within the first couple of weeks after this I obtained a...


23

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...


25

Jul 21

I'm scared that I might be infected

Hello, In April I had sex with this girl and found out a week after that she's positive but I used...


14

Jul 21

Didnt lie test down

Hi, I completed a rapid test. After 15 mins of the test standing up there was only one control line...


08

Apr 21

Extremely worried

I bought the test a year ago and traveled back home to Ghana but did not use it because I was too...


05

Feb 21

How sterile is the test?

Hi, I recently took the test and it was really easy to use. I tested negative, which is great, but...


08

Dec 20

Problem?

Hi, I bought the test after 12 long months convincing myself that I couldn't be positive. I bought...


03

Nov 20

HIV 4th generation test negative

HIV 4th generation test negative after 3 months and 10 months. Still having weird symptoms like...


15

Oct 20

Hiv rash scares

Hello I took your hiv biosure rest 3 months after exposure 84days and got a negative result. I’ve...


02

Oct 20

Disposal

After the test I was driving and I stop at bin box on the road.will there be problems of doing...


31

Aug 20

Negative?

Hi Purchased this test and did it over the weekend, after 3 months. I received what I think is a...


26

Aug 20

Family planning

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


22

Aug 20

Control line panic

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


29

Jul 20

Worthless and useless??

As long as Im searching independently assesment of BioSure kit as Im in more doubt about product...


28

Jul 20

Not Sure if Blood Sample was enough

I did the biosure test exactly 3 months after a possible exposure and then again 2 months after...


21

Jul 20

am I overthinking ?

Hi, I had sex with 2 sex worker in amsterdam with condom and I took biosure test exactly after 119...


10

Jul 20

Validity

I'm slightly anxious about the validity of the results. If the blood that I use is contaminated in...


04

Jul 20

Worried to death, seronegative?

I tested negative at 6 weeks (clinic), 10 weeks (biosure self test), 13 weeks (clinic) and 20.5...


29

Jun 20

Is muscle twitching a symptom?

Hello I used your biosure self test kit at 89 days and got a negative result. Since then i am...


28

May 20

General questions

Dears, 1. Since the first time the tip was not completely full of blood, I brought it closer...


18

May 20

now my anxiety is back

I got tested at home today after a couple of years of being anxious and fearful...I waited 20...


31

Jan 20

google made it worse

meeeen! thank God i came across this page. am on my last week of pep medication. i had unprotected...


29

Jan 20

stored below 8 degrees celcius

Hi. I tested negative but I'm worried that it is a false negative. I left the bio sure test kit in...


06

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...


13

Dec 19

I believe I have hiv

Desperately need your help. I had a high risk exposure. 5 days later I fell sick, stomach cramps,...


21

Oct 19

medicine isn't helping me

I had 3 unprotected vaginal sexual exposure with an unknown woman at one night.After 21 days my...


02

Oct 19

Can the test still detect late stage?

As it’s been over 15 years since any possible contraction, and had symptoms of opportunistic...


17

Aug 19

hiv testing

After my risky exposure with CSW my HIV RNA PCR at 9 days not detected and 32 & 85 after HIV...


03

Jun 19

Thank you!

Thanks for making this test available! Had a phase of bad decisions and conveniently, not enough...


14

May 19

unprotected sex

Hi crew, I had an unprotected sex like 3times on different basis with a lady, later i discovered...


01

May 19

We had sex 8.5 weeks ago

We had sex 8.5 weeks ago - did use a condom but only after a couple of minutes without putting it...


11

Apr 19

Very very worried

I really hope you can help. I had protected sex with a CSW on the 16th March, she put the confirm...


04

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...


26

Feb 19

i did the self test

Hey guys i did the self test a couple of weeks back , cus my head was spinning over a stupid...


04

Feb 19

Could tests be wrong?....Worried

Apologies for long post... I know I have anxiety and have been seeing psychologist but still have...


16

Jan 19

Relief - thank you

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


15

Dec 18

I am in big trouble

I am in big trouble.I am from India .Unfortunately i have done unsafe vaginal exposure with a csw...


23

Oct 18

Was test reliable?

I took a biosure test a few days ago 9 and a half weeks after possible exposure. When collecting my...


01

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...


18

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...


31

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...


23

May 18

Overthinking Until I’m Sick

Honestly, spent weeks and weeks worrying over nothing about potentially having the virus. There was...


22

Mar 18

2 months test conclusive?

I had protected sex with unknown girl on 1 single night 2 times. After 3 weeks i got molluscum on...


09

Feb 18

Lots of symptoms

hello world, i would just like to say that i have been having a lot of symptoms and signs that all...


20

Jan 18

I was convinced

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


10

Jan 18

extreme anxiety

Hi, been suffering from very extreme anxiety for more than a year. It all started with a white...


22

Nov 17

chance in a million?

Hi there I recently did 2 self tests. The first at 96 days and the second at 110 days. Both...


30

Oct 17

Are tests conclusive?

Hi I've had 3 biosure tests, between a year and a year and a half from potential exposure. All 3...


13

Sep 17

Paranoid Hypochondriac

After a monogamous decade relationship, I started to date again. I found myself being careless...


25

Jul 17

I know I need to get tested

So this is my story. I have been so scared lately over the fact that I think I have been infected...


06

Jun 17

I've made some pretty bad choices

I used to work in the field of HIV, and as a gay man i've made some pretty bad choices in terms of...


06

May 17

Test after a few encounters

I was worried about it and the nearest testing clinic is 30 miles away from me, so when I heard...


27

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...


26

Mar 17

Problems with testing

I performed an HIV test yesterday. The test fits well into the space. I can see one single very...


26

Jan 17

Did I perfom the test right?

Hey guys, today i made the HIV self test and had problems with performing. I do all steps how...


09

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...


03

Dec 16

Thank you biosure

For about 7 years, I have been worried about my status. Although I didn't have unprotected sex, I...


28

Oct 16

Test Results

I have done the HIV test and only one line appeared the control line, but my test there was not as...


21

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....


03

Aug 16

Negative Relief. Get Tested!

I had a possible high-risk exposure to HIV 16 months ago, but couldn't bring myself to get tested...


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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...


15

Mar 16

Hiv Tes

Hi, I am straight and been through all the anxiety everyone else went through. I decided to...


07

Mar 16

Finally got tested

I have been putting this off for years because I haven't been very sexually active and the few...


13

Jan 16

Worried myself sick

Worried myself sick for years after a few mistakes when I hadn't used protection,tried to put it...


10

Jan 16

Crippling Anxiety

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


10

Dec 15

Taking the test

It is convenient to test yourself at home and helpful If you don't want to wait for days to get...


08

Dec 15

BioSure Self-Test was great. Package arrived quickly

BioSure Self-Test was great. Package arrived quickly, there are no labels so maintains your...


08

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...