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Why Should You Get An HIV Test
New HIV infections in the UK have doubled in the last 10 years according to data from the Health Protection Agency. Cases have risen from around 2000 in 2001 to nearer to 4000 in 2010. A lot of the new cases are diagnosed in men having sex with other men. Another group that is at risk is the black African community. This group was diagnosed with one third of all new cases in the UK in 2009.
These statistics have led NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) to introduce new guidelines for doctors. The new recommendations are to offer HIV tests to all men who register at a practise in an area with a lot of diagnosed cases of HIV. They define "a lot" as being more that 2 diagnosis per 1000 people. This will particularly affect parts of large cities including Islington, Lambeth, Camden and other parts of London as well as Manchester and Brighton.
It is really crucial to get diagnosed early with HIV. If you believe that you have put yourself at risk, you should head to your doctors and ask for an HIV test. If you don't want to go to your doctors, don't use that as an excuse to delay. Head to the nearest STI Clinic for an HIV test. Clinics will often offer rapid HIV testing. An advantage of heading to an STI clinic is that you may be able to get post exposure prophylaxis treatment if you are in a high risk group. This is a treatment that reduces the chances of actually becoming infected if started within 72 hours of exposure. An STI clinic will also be able to give counselling based on the results of the test. An alternative is a home test. Home tests became legal in the UK in 2006. The user takes a sample and sends it away to a laboratory, receiving the results by email. Counselling is then available if the result is positive. It is still illegal in the UK to sell DIY kits where all stages of the test take place at home.
A lot of people infected with HIV fail to get diagnosed and this causes the disease to spread. Late diagnosis also reduces the life expectancy of the individual. These new guidelines from NICE, to encourage more widespread testing are being seen a big step forward by HIV charities.
About the Author
For more information on HIV testing in London, Damion recommends that you visit The Jefferiss Wing
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