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HIV Testing Recommendation Tool
You can use our testing frequency tool to find out how often you should be testing, as well as sign up for helpful reminders to keep you on track.
Testing is totally normal and testing regularly is just a good thing to do for your own sexual health and that of your partners and community.
Are you a man (cis or trans) who has sex with other men?
Are you a trans woman or non-binary person who has sex with men?
Are you in a closed, monogamous relationship?
Is your partner living with HIV?
Do you use a condom every time you have penetrative sex?
Do they have an undetectable viral load?
How many sexual partners have you had in the last 6 months?
How many sexual partners have you had in the last 6 months?
Once a year
Based on your answers, you are most likely at low risk of contracting HIV and should be testing for HIV & STIs once a year as part of an annual health check.
If you’re concerned about your personal risk, we would recommend speaking to your doctor and explaining why you think you might be at risk or find a testing service right for you here.
Once a year
Evidence of HIV can sometimes not be detected by a test for up to three months. If you and your partner decide that you no longer want to use condoms or PrEP you will need to be monogamous for at least three months, and then both receive a negative HIV test result.
After this, we'd recommend testing for HIV once a year, as part of an annual health check-up.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
Because your partner is undetectable there is no risk of you contracting HIV.
You would need to be testing if your partner experiences a treatment interruption.
Every Six Months
If your partner doesn’t have an undetectable viral load then you should be using condoms or PrEP
We recommend getting an HIV test every six months.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
Once a year
We recommend getting an HIV test and a full STI screen once a year.
With regular, consistent condom use it is unlikely that you have contracted HIV. But, other STIs like syphilis and gonorrhoea can still be easily transmitted through oral sex, rimming or even using spit as lube.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
Every Six Months
We recommend getting an HIV test and a full STI screen every six months.
With regular, consistent condom use it is unlikely that you have contracted HIV. But, other STIs like syphilis and gonorrhoea can still be easily transmitted through oral sex, rimming or even using spit as lube.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
Every Three months
Based on your answers, we recommend getting an HIV test and a full STI screen every three months.
With regular, consistent condom use it is unlikely that you have contracted HIV. But, other STIs like syphilis and gonorrhoea can still be easily transmitted through oral sex, rimming or even using spit as lube.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text.
Once a year
Based on your answers, we recommend getting an HIV test and a full STI screen once a year.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
As you struggle with consistent condom use, you should consider taking PrEP to stay safe.
Every Six Months
Based on your answers, we recommend getting an HIV test and a full STI screen every six months.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text or email.
As you struggle with consistent condom use, you should consider taking PrEP to stay safe.
Every Three Months
If you're having unprotected sex with casual partners, then you're at high risk of HIV. You need to be testing every three months.
Get a test here and/or sign up to get testing reminders sent to you via text.
As you struggle with consistent condom use, you should consider taking PrEP to stay safe.