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Froix Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 105				Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:19 am    Post subject: Home HIV Test Kit     http://www.homehealthtesting.com/hiv-aids-tests.htm It boasts to be the only FDA approved HIV Test kit. I wonder if that's accurate to this date. Apparently It's not as simple as a home pregnancy test as I first thought. The kit contains items you use to extract blood, place it on a blotter and send it anonymously to an accredited laboratory. You get the results in 5 days at the latest. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~Grandma Moses
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Simplyme Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 156				Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:57 am    Post subject:     Thank you Froix for posting that I had heard about home tests but honestly did not think they were really out there.
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DianaR Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 70				Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:10 am    Post subject:     If someone uses this test, are they supposed to then take the results to their physician, or are there ways to get the proper medications through other means?
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Froix Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 105				Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:40 am    Post subject:     From The Article wrote: Anonymously call a toll free number the next day, (5 days outside of the continental U.S.) identify yourself only with your 11 digit code and ask for your results. If necessary, you then receive professional post-test aids counseling and medical referrals. In case you get a positive result you're given counseling and medical referrals but it's really up to you now. It's important to know that this test is done anonymously.
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mabel normand Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 28				Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject:     I like the idea that it's anonymous -- no need to tell your job or health insurance that you're getting tested.
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bizofwords Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 167				Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:15 am    Post subject:     mabel normand wrote: I like the idea that it's anonymous -- no need to tell your job or health insurance that you're getting tested. most areas offer anonymous testing walk-in clinics; seems to me that the only chance you'd lose your anonymity is if you were to run into someone you knew who probably also wouldn't be looking to have the whole world know...
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surfville Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 95				Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:29 am    Post subject:     The home testing kit will give convenience to anyone who wants to do it at home. But I was just wondering if it will be 100% sure that the tester will perform the pricking and blotting apart aseptically. Will it alter the result if not done in sterile manner?
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