Talking about home testing for HIV

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Aug 21

Do I need this test?

Hi I am thinking of taking the Biosure test to put my mind at ease. I believe 4 years ago, I may...


02

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...


03

Nov 19

Putting this behind me

Hi . Would firstly like to thank you for simply just being there this page has helped a lot......


10

Jun 19

Am i clear from hiv?

Hi this is my story. The stress and worry i cannot explain. I had sex with a massage worker when i...


29

May 19

Years of worry and guilt

I had sex outside my marriage 4 years ago a stupid moment of weakness. I had 2 hiv tests in the...


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....


09

Apr 19

Amazing and so simple to use

Four years ago I had an unprotected encounter and I regret it all the time, I started over thinking...


23

Mar 19

Test effect

I plucked up the courage to use your test again after weeks and months of anxiety. Have used them...


06

Mar 19

Is result valid?

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


16

Jan 19

Relief - thank you

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


12

Dec 18

Think you have all the symptoms? Read my story if you are convinced you have HIV

I just want to share my story for the people who are convinced they have contracted HIV in hope...


15

May 18

scared of results

Did the BioSure Self Test. Hung on to it for almost a week before plucking up the courage to...


12

May 18

I have been worried

I have been worried about getting tested for a long time, knowing i may have put myself at risk. i...


26

Apr 18

HIV test complete

After six months of driving myself crazy I finally plucked up the courage to decide to get a test...


15

Jan 18

Feelings of desperate guilt and regret

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


26

Nov 17

Could I be the 0.3%?

I did a biosure test 3 weeks after unprotected sex with a male (I’m female) it came back...


02

Nov 17

had exposure 1.5 year ago

Had exposure 1.5 year ago. I finally have the courage to do the test. Luckily results came back as...


29

Jun 17

After years (too long I know)..

After years (too long I know) of putting off having a test for fear of a positive result, I finally...


26

Jun 17

Peace of Mind

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


27

May 17

I was always so scared to get tested

I highly recommend the Biosure test. I have just completed mine in the privacy of my own home, with...


06

Apr 17

3 negative tests

Over a period of 10 years I had oral sexs 5 or 6 times. I have since had no sexual contact for 12...


04

Apr 17

I always thought I should get tested

Ive never been tested for hiv; I always thought I should get tested just in case but never had the...


02

Feb 17

I'm so scared of going to the GUM clinic

I'm so scared of going to the GUM clinic and getting tested then waiting two weeks for a result and...


20

Oct 16

I'd been thinking about my HIV status on and off for a few months

I'd been thinking about my HIV status on and off for a few months, but couldn't/wouldn't commit to...


01

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...


16

Jul 16

many still regard hiv as a death sentence

I had my very first hivselftest on 14th July 2016, I do test at gum clinics regularly. My partner...


06

Jul 16

HIV FastTest

Hi! I used the HIV fast test about 20 minutes ago with a negative result. I'm in a monogamous...


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...


03

Jul 16

BIOSURE HIV TEST

I had unprotected sex with a few partners, and one night stands up until 2010. I stopped that when...


01

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

Promiscuous throughout my early twenties

Having been promiscuous throughout my early twenties I always protected myself against unwanted...


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...


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...


09

Oct 15

It takes courage to do the test alone.

The last time I tested for HIV was late 2013 and after that I was exposed to the virus. Although my...


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...


21

May 15

HIV Self Test - 'why I chose self-test at home'

I could have gone to Dean Street Express in London. Amazing people and service, but on this...


20

May 15

The longest night ever!

I am a gay man and have never had an HIV test. Over the course of the past 15 years I have had many...


30

Apr 15

HIV self-test - "Relieved"

I first heard about the Biosure HIV self test on the TV literally 48 hours ago. I am a gay man, 61...


28

Apr 15

Biosure HIV self test

I read about the new self test on Monday morning BBC news website, checked out the biosure website,...