With the increase in awareness about HIV and how it has been damaging the health most of the people are concerned about the disease. However, HIV testing is not considered a good thing in the society due to which people often ignore it. There are many individuals that are planning to get tested but they are not visiting the hospital because of their personal reasons. Everyone does not need to have HIV testing. Here are some of the common reason when you should get tested.

Doing sex for money or drugs

N this age of technology most of the people are indulged in online dating. When the things get too serious they want to meet in person. There are also some dating sites that are only developed for sex. There are many individuals that go on those sites to buy individuals to have sex with. If you are one of those who is doing sex for money or drugs HIV testing is very important for you. As you are doing it for money so you will not get a chance to say no to the person and you will not know whether he is HIV positive or not. The only way to protect yourself is through HIV testing.

Not knowing the status of your partner

It has been noticed that most of the people never ask their partners about their HIV status.

• Partners will behave like they have been insulted when such questions are asked
• You should make it clear before dating that HIV testing is important
• If you ate done with sex and this question came to your mind it is better that you get the tests done
• It is important if you have been sexually assaulted against your will. Your harasser might be HIV positive.

You have other STDs or hepatitis

There are many individuals that are suffering from STD and hepatitis B. You should know that these diseases are also considered the symptoms of HIV. The immune system is weak and a wrong step will lead to the development of the disease that you would never know about. So make sure that you get yourself tested. It has been noticed that most of the people have more than two types of STDs and they never noticed. When diagnosed it was found that the cause of STD was not their partner but having sex with someone who was HIV positive.

Bottom line

In case that you are confused that you might have been exposed to HIV, it is important that you get HIV PEP with the HIV testing. The benefit of this combination is that you will get the diagnosis whether you have the antibodies in your system or not. As well as it will give you the chance to stop the virus before it can take control over your body. It will help you to protect yourself from the entire HIV treatment that can be expensive and might lead to your death.