Living healthy with HIV is now reality

​​​​​​​​Ask for a HIV test today

Testing is available at a service:

• general practitioner (doctor)
• sexual health clinic
• a[TEST] rapid HIV and STI testing sites for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
• Aboriginal Medical Service
• T150 clinic Sexual health for trans and gender diverse people

Testing is available online

• 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.
  
• Dried Blood Spot (DBS) test for HIV and Hepatitis C (​free)
• 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:

• Always use condoms if you have vaginal or anal sex. Condoms are the best way to prevent HIV and STIs. Find where to get free condoms
• Always use new drug injecting equipment available from a Needle and Syringe Program

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 confiden​tial 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).