Counseling and Testing

Miracle of Love offers confidential 20 minute oral-swab rapid HIV testing and counseling. When you are tested for HIV, a specimen will be collected and checked for HIV antibodies. The presence of HIV antibodies in your body means that you have been infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

Why should I get tested?

Finding out your HIV test results lets you know if you need to get treatment. Also, testing and counseling can be a good way to educate yourself about HIV and your own risk. Counseling involves talking with a trained counselor before and after taking the HIV test. You can ask questions about HIV, talk about your risk of getting HIV, and raise any concerns or fears about testing you may have.

Do you have reason to think you might be infected?

1.Have you ever had "unprotected" sex (sex without a condom or other latex barrier)?
2.Have you ever had sex with someone who was an IV drug user or had HIV?
3.Have you ever had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) such as herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, or hepatitis?
4.Have you ever been sexually assaulted (raped, forced or talked into having sex when you didn't want to)?
5.Have you ever passed out or forgotten what happened after you were drinking or getting high?
6.Have you ever shared needles or other equipment to inject drugs or pierce the skin?

For more information regarding HIV/AIDS testing please contact: ccorbett@miracleofloveinc.org