Oral Do I Need To Get Tested For AIDS

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NEED A LOW COSTING OR FREE AIDS TEST ONLY 14

I HAD ORAL SEX WITH A BOY WHO HAS A BAD REPUTATION. HE DIDNT ACTUALLY CUM IN MY MOUTH BUT I'M STILL NERVOUS I MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING. I WAS WONDERING IF I COUL GET A FREE AIDS TEST OR AT LEAST A LOW-COSTING ONE SOMEWHERE. COULD YOU HELP ME OUT?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi,Thank you for your question. If you want to get tested for HIV, you have several options.1) Your private physician can do the test. Costs can vary greatly from doctor to doctor.2) Your local health department can very often do the test for... Read more »

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Posted by server5, 2 Replies

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