HIV Testing: Why use Better2Know?

  • Always 100% Confidential. You don't have to give us your real name and your results are never shared with 3rd parties without your consent.
  • Fast Results. Your HIV test results will typically be available within 1 to 3 days, though this varies by location. Many of our clinics also offer instant testing so you can know your status immediately.
  • Locations. We have testing clinics around London and the UK so you don't have to travel far.
  • Facilities. Our clinics are clean and modern and Care Quality Commission approved.
  • Non-Judgmental. The clinical staff is friendly and non-judgmental. We have heard it all before!
  • Partners. We work with the Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK's leading sexual health charity.

HIV Testing: The Options

The HIV test you will require depends on when you may have been exposed to the virus. Like all diseases, HIV takes time before it can be accurately detected. This time between infection and accurate detection is known as the "window period". There are 4 types of HIV test, which can detect the HIV virus at different window periods:

  1. Instant HIV Test (for exposures that occured at least 3 months ago)
  2. 10 Day HIV DNA PCR Test (for exposures that occured at least 10 days ago)
  3. 28 Day HIV DUO Test (for exposures that occured at least 28 days ago)
  4. 90 Day HIV Antibody Test (for exposures that occured at least 3 months ago)