Rapid Aids / HIV home test kits

The question regarding "registered" and "approved" HIV home test kits have been in the news lately, but the whole matter should be placed in context.

Our HIV home test kit is NOT approved by the FDA, as we are not a USA company and do not have the financial resources to submit our test for FDA evaluation. For this reason our HIV / Aids test is not for sale in the USA.

Our rapid HIV / Aids initial screening test is used all over the world as initial screening tests to assess the status of a client. Our price is quoted in US Dollars (as it is the most known international currency), and the US$ price includes delivery via London (UK) to any part of the world.

Rapid assay devises

"Rapid assay devices" - approved or not, have been used with great success in the past, but the following points must be kept in mind:

Any HIV home test kits should only be used as a first-line screening test, and if ANY doubt exists regarding either the result, or the health status of the individual, the matter must be referred to a health practitioner.
Should there be conflicting results, a battery of laboratory tests must immediately be performed.
The possibility of a false reading with a home assay device does exist, since it is not performed in a clinical location as that of a laboratory, and the instructions may not have been followed correctly.
Our HIV home test kits are NOT registered in the United States, and therefore is not FDA approved, since our company is not based in the United States.

More information regarding our HIV home test

Our Rapid HIV home test kits are intended as initial qualitative screening assays to detect HIV-1 and 2 antibodies in whole blood within 5 minutes. This should be used for screening purposes.

Precautions

It takes up to 12 weeks after the initial infection for any AIDS assay to be able to detect the presence of the antibodies. This is referred to as the "window period".

Therefore:

Any analysis performed too soon after the suspected infection date will not pick up any antibodies and will give a negative test result.
The analysis should be repeated at about 12 weeks after the suspected infection date.
If a patient has engaged in any risky sexual activity during the 12 week window period, a further analysis should be done 3 months after the event took place.

Treat all blood specimens as hazardous material and it is recommended to wear protective gloves when handling any blood specimens.
Dispose of any blood specimens immediately after completion in the prescribed manner.
Do not remove a cassette from its pouch until you are ready.
When doing the assay, the whole blood specimen must be transferred into the cassette sample collection "well" as quickly as possible so avoid homeostasis in the pipette.

Notes and limitations

This assay alone, as with any rapid analysis, cannot be used to make a final diagnosis of AIDS.
Our kit includes a no-fuss Medlance for the easy and painless drawing of the couple of drops of blood.

Questions that you were to afraid to ask

Please remember - if you have any question regarding your health, or are concerned about the possibility of having this disease, please discuss it with your health practitioner.

Laboratory testing is still the preferable way to test for HIV infection, since it is done in a clinical setting, but should you be concerned about your status after reading any of the facts about HIV infection you could look at our Aids home test kit which is a quick "Rapid" type of test to do initial screening and to ascertain the presence of antibodies. For more on information, please click here.

Our home test kits

Urine test strips - testing for:
:: Glucose
:: Ketones
:: Blood / Hemoglobin
:: Protein
:: Nitrite
:: pH
:: Urobilinogen
:: Bilirubin
:: Leucocytes
:: Specific gravity

Breast Aware (breast examination pad)

Alcohol breathalyzer (disposable)

Ovulation tests (testing fertility periods or periods when you won't conceive)

Malaria test kit - testing for:
:: Plasmodium falciparum (Pf)
:: Plasmodium vivax (Pv)
:: Plasmodium ovale (Po)
:: Plasmodium malariae (Pm)

Prostate test (PSA test)

HIV test /Aids test (testing for HIV 1 and 2 antibodies)

Drug test (5-in-1 assay) testing for:
:: Cocaine (crack and cocaine derivatives)
:: THC (marijuana, weed, grass, hashish etc)
:: Amphetamines (speed, uppers, base)
:: Opiates (morphine, opium, heroin)
:: Methamphetamines (meth, ice, e, ecstasy)

Information pages

Urine testing
:: Kidneys and their functions
:: Kidney function regulating body fluids
:: Bilirubin in urine
:: Blood in urine
:: Glucose in urine
:: Ketones in urine
:: Leukocytes in urine
:: Nitrite in urine
:: ph of urine
:: Protein in urine
:: Specific gravity of urine
:: Urobilinogen in urine
:: Parameters of urine test strips (dip sticks)

Drugs
:: Drug detection periods
:: Most common drugs
:: Drug slang words
:: How do drugs work
   ::: Amphetamines - speed, uppers
   ::: Cocaine - crack, nose candy
   ::: Methamphetamine - ecstasy, e, ice
   ::: Opiates - morphine, opium, heroin
   ::: Phencyclidine hydrochloride - pcp, angel dust
   ::: THC - cannabis, marijuana

Breast cancer
:: Description and function of the breasts
:: Diseases of the breast
:: Benign breast conditions
:: Malignant breast conditions
   ::: Types of breast cancer
   ::: Symptoms of breast cancer
:: Causes of breast cancer
:: Diagnosing breast cancer
:: Treatment of breast cancer
:: Living with breast cancer

Prostate health
:: Prostatism or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
:: Prostatitis
:: Prostate Cancer
   ::: Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
   ::: Cause of Prostate Cancer
   ::: Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
   ::: Treatment for Prostate Cancer
:: Living with Prostate Cancer
:: Depression
:: Erectile Dysfunction
:: Incontinence

Malaria
:: General information on malaria
:: Types of malaria
:: People at high risk of malaria infection
:: Lifecycle of the plasmodium parasite
:: Preventing malaria
   ::: Protective clothing
   ::: Insect repellent
   ::: Bed / sleeping mosquito nets
   ::: Room management
:: Diagnosing malaria
:: Symptoms of malaria infection
:: Anti-malarial drugs
   ::: Doxycycline
   ::: Mefloquine (Larium™)
   ::: Atovaquone and proguanil combination (Malarone™)
:: Testing for malaria
   ::: Home testing
   ::: Laboratory testing
   ::: Other tests that could be done
:: Consequences and outcome of malaria infection
:: Malaria in Southern and South Africa

HIV / Aids
:: General information
:: Symptoms
:: Facts and frequently asked questions
:: Spreading the virus
   ::: Kissing
   ::: Oral Sex
   ::: Vaginal Sex
   ::: Anal Sex
   ::: Condoms
   ::: Female condoms
   ::: Drug Use
   ::: Tattoos
:: Health care workers and you
:: "Rapid" home Aids Tests
:: Approved drugs and treatments
:: Schematic drawing of life cycle

Ovulation / Fertility
:: Fertility drugs
:: Ovulation calculator (period in which you are most likely to conceive)

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