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.
To get tested: 1  Ask your doctor to do the test. 2  Also, if you go to a doctor for an illness, injury, or pregnancy, he or she may offer you an HIV test. 3  Ask your doctor where to find a local HIV testing site. 4  Visit the National HIV and STD Resources website to find a local testing site. If you test HIV-positive with this test, you will need a follow-up blood test to confirm the results. 2  Home Access Test. 3  With this antibody test, you take your blood sample at home and mail it to a lab for testing. 4  Results are provided over the phone by a counselor.