All tests are carried out anonymously. Each test is preceded by a personal consultation. Medical staff and doctors are present on the test evening. You will receive the results of the laboratory tests online approximately one week later.
You can have a rapid test for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C carried out without prior appointment every Wednesday morning between a. For a laboratory test, blood is taken from the crook of the arm and sent to a laboratory. A doctor must be present when the blood is taken. In order to detect this component, the amount of HIV in the blood must be very high. This is only the case shortly after infection or when the immune system is weak for example in the AIDS stage.
If you want to detect an HIV infection, you can use an antigen-antibody test from around two weeks after a risk of HIV transmission. However, the test can only rule out infection with certainty six weeks after the last risk.
That is the maximum time it takes for enough antibodies to be formed for detection. If the laboratory test reacts, a confirmation test is carried out in the laboratory straight away. Rapid HIV tests only require a small amount of blood from the fingertip. Rapid tests deliver results quickly, i. However, rapid tests can only rule out infection with certainty twelve weeks after the last risk. Just like with laboratory tests, a positive result with rapid tests must be confirmed by a confirmation test.
For this, blood is taken from the crook of the arm. It takes one to two days for the result of the confirmation test to be available. HIV self-tests or home tests are quick tests that are approved for use by laypeople. You can do the test comfortably and alone at home. A little blood is taken from the fingertip and placed in a test device. The result can be read after a few minutes. Here you can find detailed information about the HIV self-test.
