1 If you are using birth control. 2  If this is your first Pap test. 3  The first day of your last menstrual period and how long your period lasted. 4  If you have had surgery or other procedures such as radiation therapy to the vagina, cervix, uterus, or vulva.
A small blood sample, mouth swab, or urine sample is used to test people for HIV. It can take as long as 3 to 6 months after the infection for the virus to show up in your blood. You can be tested at a doctorâs office, hospital, community health center, or other health clinic.Some places have mobile testing vans.nyone, at any age, can get HIV/AIDS. People usually get HIV from unprotected sex with someone who has HIV/AIDS, through contact with HIV-infected blood, or by sharing needles with an infected person. You may be at risk if: 1  You had sex without a latex or polyurethane condom.
If you think you may have been infected with HIV/AIDS, please find a place to get a free, confidential HIV test. You can have HIV and not have any symptoms, and some HIV tests will not show a positive result for as long as 3 months after infection. This is referred to as the HIV test window period, and has to do with how HIV tests detect the virus. Some people recently infected with HIV will experience some flu-like symptoms. These might include: 1  Fever. 2  Severe Fatigue. 3  A non-itchy rash. 4  Swollen glands/lymph nodes. 5  Muscle aches. 6  Sore throat. 7  Night sweats.