Doctors can test to see if you have HIV by simply taking a sample of your blood and sending it into a laboratory. After receiving the results, your doctor will usually have you schedule another appointment to review the results with you.
yes, if you are under the age of 18.
An HIV blood test can tell if you are pregnant. When doctors get results back from a blood test, though they may be testing for a specific thing other things will get flagged as well. For example, when you take a home-pregnancy test and then go to the doctor's to confirm you are pregnant, often they will run blood tests to determine pregnancy. An HIV blood test will show whether or not you have HIV, but will also show whether or not you are pregnant.No; a HIV blood test won't tell if you are pregnant.
A saliva test may be available at your doctors office. It is claimed to have 99% accuracy, but I would question that high of an accuracy level.
It means that the test was positive for HIV.
No, HBV testing does not test for HIV.
No the HIV test is not a medical examination. It is a blood test.
An at-home blood test may be administered to test for HIV. A sampling from a few drops of blood will be mailed to a laboratory and results are heard over the phone. Tests done by doctors in person will have results in as little as 20 minutes. Even if you are not at risk for HIV, blood tests may be administered to check for any other health risks, such as diabetes.
Negative HIV test result
Get the HIV test at your local health department; it is free.
With an hiv test
The standard HIV test identifies the antibodies the body produces to fight the HIV infection.
A thyroid blood test will not detect HIV. Ask for the HIV test by name.