Wednesday, February 25, 2009

HIV Testing




HIV Testing Would Reveal Many Undiagnosed Cases


There would be many lives saved each year by increasing the number of HIV tests performed on people between the ages of 13 and 64. Thousands of different groups and organizations across the United State are offering HIV testing.
The CDC and the FDA are national organizations that recommend for everyone that gets a routine physical exam to be tested for HIV and AIDs. For women who are pregnant they should get tested early in their pregnancy just to be sure. If a person is diagnosed with HIV and it is caught early then it can be arrested before it becomes full blown AIDS, according to information provided by the CDC.
The National STD and HIV testing resource web site has a list of sites that you can go where you can get tested in your area, and testing is simple. Some sites use saliva or urine, while others require a small amount of blood. There are many locations that feature fast results, and this can give you results in a short amount of time, but other locations require several days to process. Either way its wise to get the test, and will clear up whether you have the disease.
If you live in an isolated area or are embarrassed to go to a testing center, there is a kit that is approved by the FDA called the HIV home Access testing kit system. It is available at drug stores and also on the Internet. It involves pricking your finger with a special device, and placing drops of blood on a special device and chemically treated card.
You then seal the kit and mail it to a testing licensed laboratory facility. Customers are not assigned names but given a number for identification. The cost of the test is about $50 dollars,
So no matter the method, it is easy to get an HIV test and to find out if you are at risk for the disease, or if you have HIV . So join in and decide to take control, and take the test. It is simple, easy and you wont regret knowing for sure if you have contacted the disease or not.
Many people who discover they have HIV are able to prevent the disease from progressing and they are happy to live with HIV rather than have the disease advance

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