HIV self-test

If you don’t have symptoms, you can request an HIV test through this website. To test for HIV, you need to have a blood test. 

You can choose to:

• have a self-test sent to you, or
• go to a laboratory for a blood test*

The self-test will be sent in plain packaging – so no one will know what’s inside without opening it.

*If you’re already going to a laboratory for a syphilis blood test, it’s a good idea to get your HIV test at the laboratory at the same time. HIV laboratory tests are more accurate than self-tests and can show up results earlier.

Request a test

If you're just getting an HIV self-test, this will be sent out to the address you provided. You'll get a confirmation email with a tracking number in it once it's been sent.

You can do the test in your own time.

If you test positive,  you need a laboratory test to confirm if you do have HIV. This is because HIV laboratory tests are more accurate than HIV self-tests. Get in touch with us so we can organise this for you.

Doing other tests too?
Read more about those tests:

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea self-test

HIV and syphilis tests at a laboratory

You’ll receive instructions along with your self-test kit, as well as everything you need to do the test. 

It’s a simple finger prick test and you get your results within 20 minutes.

Read the test instructions here

With an HIV self-test, you get the results within 20 minutes. 

• you don’t have HIV, or
• you might have tested too soon

It can take up to three months for HIV to show up on a self-test. But if you do HIV testing at a laboratory, it can show up two weeks after being exposed to it.

When to test

If you get a positive result from your HIV self-test kit, you need a laboratory test to confirm if you do have HIV. This is because HIV laboratory tests are more accurate than HIV self-tests. Get in touch with us so we can organise this for you.

You can talk to a nurse on 0508 GET TESTED or on web chat. 

What to do if you test positive