21 reasons to HIV test

1. It could save your life. 
 

2. If you’re negative, you can stop worrying about the result.

 
3. If you’re negative, you can focus on staying negative.
 

4. If you’re positive, treatments are available to keep you well.

 
5. You’ve ever had sex without condoms.
 

6. If you’re positive, you can get support from friends and family.

 

7. If you’re positive, you can protect your sexual partners.

 

8. You can discuss your HIV status with your sexual partners. 

 
9. Testing sooner rather than later means you could start treatment when you are healthy.

 
10. You’ve discovered your current/ex-partner is HIV positive.

 
11. You can focus on protecting yourself from sexually transmitted infections.

 

12. You’ve shared syringes or needles to inject drugs.

 

13. It puts you back in control.

 
14. It might help control the spread of HIV. HIV is mostly transmitted by people unaware of their status.

15. You’ve been tattooed and worry the needle was not clean.

 
16. It opens a world of professional, medical and social support.
 

17. If you’re positive you can focus on staying healthy.

 

18. You’ll meet some remarkable people who are also living with HIV.   
 

19. You can take treatments to reduce the chance of passing HIV to

your baby.

 

20. If you’re positive you can help other people living with HIV.

 

21. If you’re positive you can join Body Positive North West, a vibrant network of people living with HIV.

 
Thanks to our partners.

If you would like to become a BPNW volunteer, please CLICK HERE.

 

* INSTI Instant HIV testing is a 60 second, fingerprick test with 99.96% accurate results.