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.
Although most HIV tests look for these antibodies, some look for the virus itself. The period after infection but before the test becomes positive is called the window period. Deciding when to get tested therefore depends on when you may have been exposed and which test is used.You can ask your health care provider about the window period for the HIV test you are taking. If you are using a home test, you can get that information from the materials included in the packaging of the test.lthough most HIV tests look for these antibodies, some look for the virus itself. The period after infection but before the test becomes positive is called the window period. Deciding when to get tested therefore depends on when you may have been exposed and which test is used.