Testing and detection of HIV

The sexually transmitted disease HIV has not gone away, in fact quite the reverse. For men who are practicing same sex activities or those with multiple sexual partners indulging in unprotected sex, it is vitally important to have frequent sexual checks. The primary detection of HIV is through a blood sample to test for HIV antibodies in the blood. If HIV antibodies are found, the patient is HIV positive.

It is easy to organise for an STD test for HIV or for any of the other infections that are associated with sexually activity, in London and other major centres in the UK. The test is completely confidential, and you can be advised of the result quickly, either by telephone or through the mail. The current treatment for the HIV virus is antivirus drugs, antiretroviral treatment or combination therapy, but currently there is no cure for HIV and typically this virus leads to AIDS, so you should get tested without delay.