Is a home HIV test good or bad?

psych23232323 · 07-14-2012, 06:22 PM

I read recently that the FDA approved an HIV test that you can take at home. You do an oral swab of your mouth and then the test detects any HIV antibodies in your saliva.

Do you think this be good or bad? Would you buy this instead of going to a doctor to get an HIV test?

I kind of see it in both ways. It's good that people can take it at home and not have to wait a while for a test result to come in but bad that it may be more unreliable than a test at a hospital.

http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-hiv-test?lite

07-14-2012, 06:22 PM	#1
psych23232323 Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2012 Location: Here Posts: 231	Is a home HIV test good or bad? I read recently that the FDA approved an HIV test that you can take at home. You do an oral swab of your mouth and then the test detects any HIV antibodies in your saliva. Do you think this be good or bad? Would you buy this instead of going to a doctor to get an HIV test? I kind of see it in both ways. It's good that people can take it at home and not have to wait a while for a test result to come in but bad that it may be more unreliable than a test at a hospital. http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-hiv-test?lite