I found this while trawling through the Internet. The NHS is offering free home HIV test kits for gay men in London until march in a trial. If you come up negative you get a text, if you come up positive, you get a dreaded phone call. I realise I am highly unlikely to have any STD, let alone HIV, but what harm is there in doing the test? Should I do it? ---------- Post added 17th Jan 2013 at 03:58 PM ---------- Actually I've decided against it. Since I very likely don't have it, I'd rather not have the scare of a false positive hahaha
ALWAYS better to be safe than sorry right? I actually work at a free medical clinic as a phlebotomist, (I draw blood) so I get patients who need these sorts of free tests for all kinds of things. Go for it!!! Or not! :lol:
You can get free HIV tests in the UK at your GP or at any GUM Clinic. You'd get a more full screening at a GUM clinic. It's probably worth doing, anyway. I've never had a home test but they're pretty convenient.
Just remember not doing it because you're afraid of the ("false") results isn't a very good reason. I'd do it. It's free and it's easy.
This is a brilliant idea!, i know some websites do home tests but i don't think i could ever trust them, Hope the NHS do this nationally.
