Ask for a HIV test today
Testing is available at a service:
Get tested by a GP
Free HIV testing is available with a Medicare card through any general practitioner (GP) who bulk bills.
Find a general practice
Testing is available online
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MyTest (free)
Test your health in private with a free MyTest HIV self-test kit. Results are available in 15 minutes. MyTest HIV self-test kits can be collected from vending machines across NSW.
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Dried Blood Spot (DBS) test for HIV and Hepatitis C (free)
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atomo
Rapid HIV self-test (cost)
At the present time, the atomo rapid HIV self- test is the only
TGA approved
home HIV test product available in the Australian market.
- HIVTest.au is a free, accessible, and discreet HIV self-testing kit delivery service that provides one year's worth of HIV self-testing kits to people living in Australia aged over 18 years. This program is run by National Association of People living with HIV.
If you think you have been exposed to HIV in the last three months, it is important to speak to a doctor or visit a sexual health clinic. Like other HIV tests, the atomo HIV self-test has a window period of three months. This means that the test may not detect HIV that has been acquired in the last three months.
Some non-GP services and DBS tests are free even if you don't have Medicare or insurance.
Prevent HIV and STIs – learn the basics today
The best way to protect yourself and others from HIV and
sexually transmissible infections (STIs) is to practice safe behaviours:
Talk to your doctor about taking
PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis) – this is where people at high risk who
don’t have HIV, take a pill every day to prevent them from becoming infected with HIV.
Someone confidential to talk to
You can have a confidential conversation with a nurse about STI and HIV symptoms, testing, prevention and treatment by calling the
NSW Sexual Health Infolink on
1800 451 624 (freecall).
