| Why should you be tested for HIV? Is this the | | | | - Early diagnosis implies better treatment. Your doctor |
| question on your mind? Consider this, today there are | | | | will be able to monitor the damage to your immune |
| over 40 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS. | | | | system and help you stay healthier, for a longer time |
| Close to 1 million are in the US alone. However, there | | | | with the appropriate medical treatment. |
| are effective medicines for HIV, once you know that | | | | - Know your status and protect your partner. Apart |
| you have HIV you can protect many others from | | | | from protecting yourself from the deadly virus, you |
| being affected, and most importantly the HIV test is | | | | can protect your partner with an early HIV detection. |
| the only way to determine if you have HIV or not. | | | | - You will need to make informed choices going |
| The Testing Process | | | | forward including planning a family and daily life, when |
| When you decide to go in for the HIV test, your | | | | you have tested positive. There are a number of |
| doctor or the HIV test counselor will provide you | | | | options for people with HIV too and with the right |
| with sufficient information on the test and the results. | | | | kind of assistance, you could be on your way to |
| Normally, a sample of your blood will be used for | | | | living a healthier life. |
| testing and the results might be available on the | | | | Learn more about HIV testing from the experts of |
| same day or within a week. A positive test results | | | | Intown Primary Care. Intown Primary care is an |
| indicates that you have HIV. However, there are a | | | | internal medicine based practice with the philosophy |
| number of things you can do to ensure a healthy life | | | | that each patient is an individual and that the whole |
| following diagnosis. Your doctor will advise you on the | | | | person must be treated, not just the symptom or |
| best treatment option for you. | | | | disease. |
| Why HIV Testing Is Important? | | | | |