Archive | December, 2012

HIV home Testing kits in Australia. Are they accurate and where can I purchase them from.

4 Dec

The accuracy of the HIV test kit in Australia depends greatly on the manufacturing process of the test kit.  It is essential that you purchased estimates that a manufacturer of under the GMP and ISO quality standards.  These standards ensure production of the HIV test kits is carried out in a controlled and supervised environment that is compliant with the governing bodies guidelines.  It also ensures that the manufacturer follows consistent practices to ensure the final product is of a consistent quality.

For the HIV home testing kits are sold by Head Start Testing are produced under the standards in as a result of highly accurate easy to use and reliable.  They test for both the subtype one and subtype two HIV virus and include a positive and negative and failed test result which removes the risk of an incorrectly carried out test giving a test result that could be a false negative or a false positive.  These HIV home testing kits are being widely used by the Australian public in the one valuable step towards increasing the percentage of the population who choose to test for HIV falling risk of possible infection.  Regardless of which city in Australia you are in the HIV home testing kits can be shipped to you discreetly so that you may carry out your HIV test in total privacy and actual own convenience.

So you are worried that you may have HIV but are not sure how to go about HIV testing.

3 Dec

Regrettably many individuals in Australia are putting themselves and others at risk through unprotected sex.  Any sexual  interaction that involves the potential exchange of sexual fluids Carries with it the potential for HIV infection.  The HIV virus does not necessarily have any identifiable symptoms and as a result the only way to test for HIV is through HIV testing.  In Australia individuals have several options available for HIV testing including self testing using the HIV rapid test kit.  These test kits are extremely accurate and easy to use and afford the individual privacy and convenience with their HIV test.  It is impossible to diagnose an individual with HIV without testing that individual for HIV antibodies.

Recent advances in Medical Technology now allows the individual to do this in the privacy and convenience of their own home using an HIV test kit.  These test kits can be purchased online from suppliers such as head start testing in Australia.  The test kits are extremely accurate and can be used by the public and give instant results as to the status of the HIV virus in the individual.

When carrying out an HIV test it is important to remember that the test is only testing for your current HIV antibody status so the recent infection that has not yet had time to develop antibodies will not be detected.  This rule applies to all testing methods including those carried out by specialist centres.  It is for this reason many individuals take her HIV test at one, two and 3 months after possible infection of the HIV virus.