how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Prog

There are two kinds of home tests, approved and unapproved. Approved tests have been tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and have a high rate of satisfaction and results. Unapproved tests have not been approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Approved tests like the Home Access test come with several compartments, including specimen collection, mailing envelope to send the specimen to a designated laboratory, and pre and post counseling. It operates on a finger prick system where the user deposits his or her blood on designated paper and that is sent to a laboratory with a personal identification number and it take up to three days to get the most accurate result.

Unapproved home tests claim to be able to detect HIV antibodies through blood or saliva within 15 minutes or less. The makers of these kits state that like in a traditional test, the blood is obtained with a finger prick. Some of these kits use saliva testing which involves a mouth swab instead.

After depositing the specimen on designated paper, a solution is placed on it to test for the virus. These samples are not sent to any laboratory. These tests do not have any guarantee of results. The user could receive a positive result when in fact, they are negative. This is what?s commonly known as false positive. On the other hand, the could also get a negative result when in fact, they are positive. This is what?s known as a false negative. Both results can be damaging to the user and everyone around them as the person could become depressed and feel they need to take drastic action or they could unknowingly spread the disease.

Approved tests have been studied extensively by the FDA and shown that they can detect HIV-1 or the virus that causes AIDS. They have been through clinical studies that are able to identify 100 percent of positive known samples and 99.5 percent of negative samples.

Approved HIV home tests have pre and post counseling that is provided by the manufacturer. The unapproved tests provided no counseling. Counseling is very important for HIV testing because it provides the user with information as to what the results are, what action to take, how to prevent from getting the disease and how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Progr

paper and that is sent to a laboratory with a personal identification number and it take up to three days to get the most accurate result.

Unapproved home tests claim to be able to detect HIV antibodies through blood or saliva within 15 minutes or less. The makers of these kits state that like in a traditional test, the blood is obtained with a finger prick. Some of these kits use saliva testing which involves a mouth swab instead.

After depositing the specimen on designated paper, a solution is placed on it to test for the virus. These samples are not sent to any laboratory. These tests do not have any guarantee of results. The user could receive a positive result when in fact, they are negative. This is what?s commonly known as false positive. On the other hand, the could also get a negative result when in fact, they are positive. This is what?s known as a false negative. Both results can be damaging to the user and everyone around them as the person could become depressed and feel they need to take drastic action or they could unknowingly spread the disease.

Approved tests have been studied extensively by the FDA and shown that they can detect HIV-1 or the virus that causes AIDS. They have been through clinical studies that are able to identify 100 percent of positive known samples and 99.5 percent of negative samples.

Approved HIV home tests have pre and post counseling that is provided by the manufacturer. The unapproved tests provided no counseling. Counseling is very important for HIV testing because it provides the user with information as to what the results are, what action to take, how to prevent from getting the disease and how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Prog

are not sent to any laboratory. These tests do not have any guarantee of results. The user could receive a positive result when in fact, they are negative. This is what?s commonly known as false positive. On the other hand, the could also get a negative result when in fact, they are positive. This is what?s known as a false negative. Both results can be damaging to the user and everyone around them as the person could become depressed and feel they need to take drastic action or they could unknowingly spread the disease.

Approved tests have been studied extensively by the FDA and shown that they can detect HIV-1 or the virus that causes AIDS. They have been through clinical studies that are able to identify 100 percent of positive known samples and 99.5 percent of negative samples.

Approved HIV home tests have pre and post counseling that is provided by the manufacturer. The unapproved tests provided no counseling. Counseling is very important for HIV testing because it provides the user with information as to what the results are, what action to take, how to prevent from getting the disease and how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Prog

ied extensively by the FDA and shown that they can detect HIV-1 or the virus that causes AIDS. They have been through clinical studies that are able to identify 100 percent of positive known samples and 99.5 percent of negative samples.

Approved HIV home tests have pre and post counseling that is provided by the manufacturer. The unapproved tests provided no counseling. Counseling is very important for HIV testing because it provides the user with information as to what the results are, what action to take, how to prevent from getting the disease and how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Prog

how to keep from spreading it.

Approved tests are anonymous and can be purchased by mail order or in pharmacies. Some states require that new cases be reported to the health department, however, only the case numbers with the home tests are reported. The user?s identity is kept anonymous.

There are other ways to be tested for HIV. There is also an oral test that consists of a mouth and gum swab and a urine test. However, these are performed in doctor?s offices.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of a HIV home test, contact the HIV/AIDS Program of the FDA in the Office of Special Health Issues at 301-827-4460.