During Wales HIV Testing Week, community groups and healthcare professionals reminded sexually active people that anyone can get HIV, and that regular testing is vital to protect yourself and others. 

Getting an early diagnosis means people living with HIV can access treatment that will ensure they can live as long as anyone else. Effective treatment reduces the amount of virus in the blood to undetectable levels, meaning HIV can’t be passed on to others. 

In addition, people who do not test positive for HIV may be eligible for PrEP – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis medication which prevents the infection from getting into the body. 

Accessing an HIV test is really straightforward, and is available to anyone in Wales: a free, easy to use finger-prick test kit can be ordered from Sexual Health Wales’ website.   

The test can be sent to an address of your choice, and the results are completely confidential. 

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