What happens if I test positive?

If your HIV test comes back reactive, we'll take a blood sample for a confirmation test and send it to Dr. Risch's lab. A reactive result isn't a diagnosis and needs to be confirmed. It's possible the confirmation test will show negative for HIV.

If you test positive for HIV, you'll get the notification and result from Checkpoint Zurich. They work closely with TEST-IN and have experienced medical staff. They'll support you through the next steps, answer your questions, and be there for you.

For bacterial infections like syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, you'll need antibiotics. It's super important that your recent sexual partners are told about the diagnosis and get treated too. If only you get treated, there's a high chance you'll get the infection again from your partners. These 'ping-pong' transmissions are long, annoying, not sexy, and totally preventable.

We can't offer you treatment here at TEST-IN. We work closely with our partner, Checkpoint Zurich, and we can recommend them for treatment. You can also get treatment at another medical facility. If you need your lab results sent to you, just get in touch with us by email or phone.

Hepatitis C is usually treated with antiviral medications over several weeks.

Arud is an association in Zurich that has specialized infectious disease expertise, focusing on hepatitis among other things.

You can sign up here: https://arud.ch/behandlung-und-angebot/behandlung/anmeldung