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Free Yearly HIV Self-Test Delivered @ hivtest.au

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Free Yearly HIV Self-Test Delivered @ hivtest.au
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Darkjimick on 01/10/2024 - 18:45 hivtest.au (1083 clicks)
Last edited 01/10/2024 - 19:50 by 2 other users

HIV self test delivered via partnership of Australian Government and Gilead.

Description from website:
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.

To order your kit, all you need to do is provide a name, an address, a contact email, and your age. Your kit will then be delivered in a discreet, unidentifiable express post package through Australia Post.

Kit only requires a finger prick of blood to detect. As usual please consult doctor if you have symptoms or suspect infection.

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Comments

    • Yummy on 01/10/2024 - 19:06
      +16

      You can't jokes here. This is 2024.

      • R3XNebular on 01/10/2024 - 19:30
        +13

        10 years ago and this wouldve been high +

        • Wiadro on 01/10/2024 - 19:41

          Yeah we have changed so much

      • jackspratt on 02/10/2024 - 01:12

        You can if it's funny or clever…….

    • YoursTruly on 01/10/2024 - 20:10
      +1

      VISUAL aids

  • georgev on 01/10/2024 - 18:50
    -5

    For people having Kinsey scale 6

    • Clear on 01/10/2024 - 18:52

      And all the Bali bogans?

      • Gunnar on 01/10/2024 - 19:56
        +3

        This is for HIV, not HPV

        • Clear on 01/10/2024 - 20:11

          Correct. Prostitution is pretty rampant around the world and there's an increased risk in a lot of poorer countries too.

    • AustriaBargain on 01/10/2024 - 21:48
      +1

      Most people with hiv in the world are female actually.

      • clandestino on 01/10/2024 - 22:13

        What makes you say that?

      • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 23:15
        -1

        I'd question that, because the largest figures come from Africa where as a male it is often taboo to declare you have it, so males will not even test for it let alone get treated.

        Australia is something like 4000 women 24000 men.

        • AustriaBargain on 02/10/2024 - 00:15

          You think the UN isn't capable of making a confident estimate?

  • GordonD on 01/10/2024 - 18:54

    deal is at hivtest.au

    didn't know there was an .au domain

    makes sense, but doesn't give you any clues about what sort of organisation or not they are

    • flame21 on 01/10/2024 - 19:32
      +2

      Actually you're visiting Ozbargain.com.au us which is also an .au domain.
      All the domain with .com.au, the ".com" is actually under ".au"

    • AngryAlfred on 01/10/2024 - 19:47

      Which is why I found this part odd

      via partnership of Australian Government

      I don't know who these people are but surely they'd have an ABN to get the .com.au domain. I don't think anything with just .au has caught on yet despite being around for a few years now and personally I still view it with scepticism because anyone can get a .au, the .com.au at least has some kind of verification

      • spaceflight on 01/10/2024 - 21:44

        .com.au at least has some kind of verification

        You mean asking for an ABN number that you can get instantly with no verification?

  • Maglia Nera on 01/10/2024 - 19:06
    +8

    thought the site was for hi vis vests …

    • freewhere on 01/10/2024 - 22:14

      i get you, thought too it was HIV's Elf-Test 🧝

  • Bii on 01/10/2024 - 19:06

    How much does it cost for the treatment if positive?

      • linkser on 01/10/2024 - 19:43
        +23

        Yes, famously you can only get infected by the virus if you have gay sex. It seems easier, cheaper and less risky to pay attention in school as well.

        • CommuterPolluter on 01/10/2024 - 20:29
          +3

          The best way to stop these diseases spreading throughout our society would be to end the culture of casual sex (fat chance) and to more seriously prosecute people who transmit the disease through gross negligence or intentionally. How can people like Godfrey Zaburoni and Jadd Brooker (incidentally NOT homosexuals) get only 9 and 36 years respectively? Ridiculous.

      • DontNeedThis on 01/10/2024 - 20:24
        +1

        Totally right. You also don't get covid if you don't socialise with gay people.

        • freewhere on 01/10/2024 - 22:16

          People used to be much gayer back in the day, those were gay ol'times.

    • linkser on 01/10/2024 - 19:41
      +6

      https://napwha.org.au/hiv-treatment-for-all/

      It's free (except some minor co-payments) and is even free for people w/o access to Medicare

    • funnysht1 on 01/10/2024 - 21:35

      The treatment i believe is free and gov based- and nowdays most can live a long life as other people

      • fantombloo on 01/10/2024 - 21:48

        can live a long life as other people

        So like witness protection?

    • AustriaBargain on 01/10/2024 - 21:49
      +2

      Look into prep my dude.

  • Mondorock on 01/10/2024 - 19:10

    lol @ finger prick tests still being a thing in AUS. In the US you can get oral tests from any pharmacy.

    • Mill House on 01/10/2024 - 19:13
      +37

      some might prefer a prick over oral

      • Yummy on 01/10/2024 - 19:18

        Most prefers both oral and prick.

    • spaceflight on 01/10/2024 - 21:48
      +4

      Blood tests might be better…

      The rapid oral HIV test is quite accurate (similar to the standard blood antibody test) for persons with chronic, or longstanding, HIV infection, but it is not as accurate for people with new or recent HIV infection.
      https://www.hiv.va.gov/patient/faqs/rapid-oral-test-accuracy…

  • hippo2s on 01/10/2024 - 19:12
    +1

    Go get em bois and gurls. As a share holder of Atomo we need the gov to use these up so they will buy more!

    • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 19:22
      -3

      Test kit manufacturer with a share price down 95% over the last 5 years during a global pandemic requiring test kits… Holding their shares is financial AIDS.

      • hippo2s on 01/10/2024 - 22:19

        but when you are in too deep…you don't pull out ;)

        • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 22:39
          -1

          I sold when i needed some losses. Half way through Covid you could see they were a lost cause.

          • hippo2s on 01/10/2024 - 23:44

            @buffalo bill: Yeah. It's like if you can't capitalise your detection tech for covid when the demand is massive, how can you possibly survive when the demand isn't there during normal times. But like I said…I am in too deep.

  • Brisbane1 on 01/10/2024 - 19:14
    +8

    I never slept with anyone do i still need it 😪

    • Bii on 01/10/2024 - 19:17
      +3

      Ohh 😏

    • DrScavenger on 01/10/2024 - 19:24
      +9

      You can get AIDS from other ways as well

      • Brisbane1 on 01/10/2024 - 19:29
        +4

        Ohh no wonder you are a doctor 😁

        • dangerdanger on 01/10/2024 - 20:00
          +1

          IVDU etc

          • morse on 02/10/2024 - 04:54

            @dangerdanger: Is it bad that I immediately thought if you’re an IVDUser you’re very unlikely to have never had sex?

    • Lizard Spock on 01/10/2024 - 19:30
      +6

      But they may have slept with you

      • Brisbane1 on 01/10/2024 - 19:43

        Haha that's cool reply 😄

    • CyberMurning on 01/10/2024 - 19:37
      -2

      Thats the point. Not sleeping. If everyone just sleep nothing will happen no baby no hiv.

      • Lucille Bluth on 01/10/2024 - 19:58
        +7

        Having sex is not the only possible way to get HIV

        Edit: lol at the neg. As evident in some commentary here, there are a lot of ignorant people.

        • lachhelix on 01/10/2024 - 20:33
          +1

          Immature people who think they're being funny - as long as we can educate some people that's all that matters :)

        • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 22:21
          -1

          I mean Australian blood transfusions are screened, so unless you're shooting up sex is pretty much the only way to aquire it, with gay sex increasing that risk 20x.

          • lachhelix on 01/10/2024 - 22:22

            @buffalo bill: *anal sex
            Same receptive transmission risk whether you're female or male

            • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 22:25
              -1

              @lachhelix: Incorrect. The cells of the vagina and anus are different, and the anus experiences trauma more often. Male to male is optimal for viral transmission.

              • lachhelix on 01/10/2024 - 22:27
                +1

                @buffalo bill: The cells are certainly different and vaginal sex is "safer" but you missed my point haha.

                Whether you're having anal sex with a woman or anal sex with a man, the transmission risk is the same.

                • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 22:35
                  +1

                  @lachhelix: Disregarding the fact many anal is not 100% of penatrative sex between male and females, and straight people are less likely to be carriers, studies have shown the viral transmission will always be optimal between two males. Google Zambia-Emory HIV Project.

                  I have nothing against being gay, it's just fact and while it's good to be aware, there is no sense in alarming a whole bunch of straight white people in relationships about HIV and pretending they are the target market for this test kit.

                  Look at the Grim Reaper campaign of the late 80's and where that got the gay community.

                  • morse on 02/10/2024 - 04:51

                    @buffalo bill:

                    there is no sense in alarming a whole bunch of straight white people in relationships

                    What does white have to do with it?

                    Anyway obviously unprotected anal sex is the most risky activity to get HIV and yes gay men are probably doing more of that than anyone else. However the kit is for anyone who thinks they need it. There’s a lot of people who have sex outside of their relationship, including ‘straight’ men who have sex with men, very often unbeknownst to their partner.

        • nobro25 on 02/10/2024 - 03:05

          Does circumcision effect transmissibility?

    • Ghos7 on 01/10/2024 - 20:03
      +1

      Apparently it originated in primates, so proceed accordingly.

      • fantombloo on 01/10/2024 - 21:51

        We're primates.

    • AustriaBargain on 01/10/2024 - 21:49

      You do share needles though?

  • Gnostikos on 01/10/2024 - 19:18
    +10

    @JV (given how hard he gets pounded by the community)

    • Cucumber123 on 01/10/2024 - 19:23
      +5

      She*

    • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 19:25
      +3

      Being a tightass increases your chances or so I'm told

  • Spacexyz on 01/10/2024 - 19:25

    I haven't touched any ladies or dudes in the past two years, do I need this test?

    • MrThing on 01/10/2024 - 19:35
      +3

      Ew you use public toilets

    • Skatez on 01/10/2024 - 20:01
      +7

      That is complete and utter garbage

      HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is spread primarily through some bodily fluids. The virus must directly enter your bloodstream for infection to occur. Though transmission can occur in several ways, a toilet seat is not one of them.

      Source: Healthline.com

    • smartazz104 on 01/10/2024 - 22:41

      Keep your penis off public toilets.

  • CyberMurning on 01/10/2024 - 19:39
    +1

    Can we get it but not getting any symptoms?

  • easternculture on 01/10/2024 - 19:40
    +1

    If you ever had a blood transfusion, its worth taking a test.

    • Clear on 01/10/2024 - 22:57

      In my case they tested me daily for 3 weeks :(

      • easternculture on 01/10/2024 - 23:58

        Cause it can take up to 3 months and some articles state up to 6 months for virus to become detectable via antibody tests

      • HardQuiz on 02/10/2024 - 00:02

        Was this here in Australia?

        • Clear on 02/10/2024 - 00:06

          Yep. HIV wasn't the main reason for daily blood tests while I was incapacitated.

  • Wiadro on 01/10/2024 - 19:42
    -6

    I’ve given blood, I don’t know who I gave it to but imma bee positive.

    • Ghos7 on 01/10/2024 - 20:07
      -2

      I met a guy who worked on one of the injections and he said some of the trial patients tested positive to HIV (without actually having it).

    • smartazz104 on 01/10/2024 - 22:42
      +1

      Cookers are loose again.

  • U30004 on 01/10/2024 - 20:02
    +2

    Why would ozbargainers need this? They don't have time for anything else other than ozb

    • smartazz104 on 01/10/2024 - 22:42

      Yeap, using their allotted single condom per year means they should be safe.

  • hasher22 on 01/10/2024 - 20:06
    +7

    This is great, I am glad free testing is out there to do at home.

  • Lucille Bluth on 01/10/2024 - 20:07
    +7

    A lot of ignorant comments above.

    Basically in a nutshell thinking that people who get HIV only get it from

    1. Gay sex
    2. Having sex
    • Wiadro on 01/10/2024 - 20:13
      +4

      i love sex, durex

    • Yummy on 01/10/2024 - 20:31
      +3
      1. Monkey handshakes
    • buffalo bill on 01/10/2024 - 22:00
      -4
      1. doesn't help though does it
    • smartazz104 on 01/10/2024 - 22:43
      +2

      Could be worse, you could really out yourself as an idiot and claim it’s transmitted via vaccines and boosters.

  • lachhelix on 01/10/2024 - 20:08
    +5

    Very important - everybody should get a test at least once in their life.
    Remember there is a test window if you think you've been recently exposed to HIV - this window varies a lot based on a number of factors so see your GP for a definitive answer :)

    • CyberMurning on 01/10/2024 - 20:12

      What do you mean test window. So once we are out of that window it will not detected by test?

      • Darkjimick on 01/10/2024 - 20:16
        +3

        The window period for an HIV test is the time between infection and when the virus can be reliably detected by a test. The window period depends on the type of HIV test. The tests provided through HIVTest.au have a window period of three months. This means the HIV self-testing kits may not detect HIV that has been acquired in the last three months. "From the website"

        • CommuterPolluter on 01/10/2024 - 20:36
          +1

          An odd term from the medical community. I’ve never heard of the word being using in a negative sense, rather the ordinary meaning of window is in the positive sense such as a “period of time in which the test does work”. Very interesting!

      • lachhelix on 01/10/2024 - 20:20
        +1

        Yeah as mentioned by OP.
        Sorry I should have been clearer!

  • GateauBoeuf on 01/10/2024 - 20:11
    +8

    I've worked with several HIV-positive patients, so this is quite helpful. Thank you!

  • Clear on 01/10/2024 - 20:13
    +14

    And remember PrEP as a preventive measure is something that should be considered too if you're more at risk.

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