Causes for an HIV test

Causes for an HIV test are in particular:

• Previous sex without condom/femidom with an HIV-positive person who has not been treated successfully – even without intake of sperm, blood or other body fluids, but intense contact of the mucosa of penis and vagina or penis and rectum. 
• Previous sex without condom/femidom with a person you are not sure is HIV positive and/or symptoms that may indicate an HIV infection. 
• Previous joint use of syringes or/and needles for drug consumption 
• Before or during a pregnancy in order to avoid transmission of the virus from an untreated mother to the unborn child during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding
• Symptoms that may indicate an HIV infection
• Before or during an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV-PrEP). In this case, additional tests and examinations will be necessary.