Talking about home testing for HIV

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Jul 21

Do not panic!

Now I've been avoiding this for the last 2 years because of anxiety, it had crippled me into...


13

Feb 21

Using alcohol wipe right before testing

Hello. I took a test 1 year after my last intercourse. I cleaned my finger with an alcohol wipe....


23

Nov 20

I met a girl, we kissed

I met a girl, we kissed then we did romance but no sex, we keep doing it for two weeks before I...


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...


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...


19

Jul 19

Biotin Interference

Does the BioSure self-test use the biotin-streptavidin test principle like many laboratory HIV...


06

Jul 19

Availability in the US?

Hi. I had a friend send me two biosure tests from the UK. Unfortunately i used them both and now...


30

Apr 19

Can’t let go of anxiety

I have tested negative using the biosure test kit. It is 15 months since my last possible exposure....


06

Mar 19

Is result valid?

I have used the test kit and just wanted some advice regarding how valid my negative result is....


04

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...


30

Nov 18

Unsure

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


27

Sep 18

Anxiety after 2 negative tests

Hello! 6 years ago I had protected (Condom) sex with an HIV+ guy both as top and bottom. He...


21

May 18

First HIV testing kit for my friend

This story is not about me but about my friend. His sexual life has been quite wild in the past so...


11

Apr 18

Did I impact the result?

I’m quite afraid of medical equipment so I managed to squeeze some blood out of my finger without...


21

Nov 17

Worried out of my mind!

Almost two years ago I had stupidly unprotected sex with a 'friend' of mine. Totally out of...


19

Oct 17

3 tests - all negative

Hello, I live outside the United Kingdom. I had a relationship three years ago. I have applied for...


29

Jun 17

I met someone online

I met someone online and about a year later, I stupidly started having unprotected with him. We had...


05

Jun 17

8.5 weeks

Hi, about 9 week ago i had ago unprotected oral sex about 10 sec, then after I took the test at...


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...


11

Nov 16

test question

I made the test and it was only control line, everything else was completely white. I checked at 15...


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...


06

Jul 16

I wasn't looking forward to doing the test

The self-test kit arrived quickly (I think only a couple of days after I filled-out the online...


05

Jul 16

Why I tested

Having lived in London for a long period of my life and having had a very active sex life, not...


04

Jul 16

My first instant HIV test

I've done several home HIV testing kits before. I find them more convenient and easier to cope...


04

Jul 16

1st Time Test

Never tested before as I was always afraid to ask for one at the Doctors. This self test at home...


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Apr 16

BioSure relief

I went a bit off the rails when I broke up with my partner. Started having (a lot) of random sex...


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...


23

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...


20

Oct 15

Home Testing - I hate going to the GUM clinic

Firstly I would like to thank Biosure so much for creating this test. It has helped me...


14

Jul 15

HIV self test - of course it's stressful

I ordered the test online. Very easy. Of course the whole process was stressful but the clear...


27

Jun 15

I feel so much better to have tested rather than stick my head in the sand

Discrete packaging, clear instructions. I was so afraid of getting tested I couldn't face a GUM...


04

Jun 15

HIV Self-Test: The Journey.

I'd had a bout of diarrhoea in mid-February this year, and two weeks later I had a short but bad...