How Much Do You Know about HIV Test Singapore?

Author: Claire Lee

Some people think that they have been exposed to HIV. So, they go to clinic for a HIV test Singapore. And then receiving a negative result. Hence, most of them have put their mind at rest. Is that right? You still be mindful for your HIV status. Because the negative result may not always be accurate. When you have been exposed to HIV and when you took the test will have a impact on your test result.

However, if your test result is positive, there will be many things which need you to do to control the HIV transmission and help you lead a healthy life. There is no doubt that the sooner you receive the HIV treatment, the better.

When it comes to HIV, believing all of people are afraid to be infected with it. Once they knew someone who is the HIV suffer, they may refuse all of contact with them. Even shaking hands, hugging, using the same toilet, sharing towels or others. That is not right. We should not show any discriminations on them. On the countrary, we should show more care for those HIV patients. As above actions are cannot transmitte the virus.

But you have to pay attention to the following things in order to avoid passing the virus of HIV to others.

  1. You have to tell your partner about your HIV status before having sexual contact.
  2. When having sexual contact with your partner, do not forget to use qualified condoms.
  3. Never share needles with others.
  4. Must go to learn how to prevent your baby from being infected with HIV if you are pregnancy.

Either way, the more information about HIV test you know, the better for you to get test. There are several types of HIV test Singapore. The most common hiv test is the antibody screening test. This kind of test which can be taken in a lab or at the testing site. And it usually be performed on blood or oral fluid. Be mindful that oral fluid doesn't mean saliva. Generally speaking, blood test is much sooner to know the result of infection than oral fluid. As the level of antibody in oral fluid is lower than in blood. In addition, there is a kind of test which you can know the result within 30 minutes or less. That is rapid rest. But it should be conducted during the period after exposure but before the test can find antibodies. Due to this reason, it may give a false-negative result. Therefore, if your immunoassays that are positive need a follow-up test to confirm the result.