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The CDC recommendation for HIV tests is at least every 12 months, and every 3-6 months for gay men with casual partners. In the UK, the Terrence Higgins Trust,
by stevesimmons 6y ago
The CDC recommendation for HIV tests is at least every 12 months, and every 3-6 months for gay men with casual partners.
In the UK, the Terrence Higgins Trust, the AIDS charity, also recommends every 3-6 months for gay men with new or casual partners.
If any people from the UK are reading this, free STD/HIV home test kits are widely available. In London, for instance, order them from https://www.shl.uk https://www.shl.uk. If you're a gay guy and you haven't been tested recently, go do it!
- vmception 6y agoAnd sex workers in regulated and unregulated environments frequently go for two week tests. People that have sex for money can be cleaner than the general population. There is discretion for personal responsibility, if you are privileged enough to access routine testing then do it.