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  We've all heard the myths! If you're gay men you're bound to become HIV-positive. Right? Wrong! Just because you are gay does not mean you will become HIV-positive. But it is true that the virus does affect gay men more than the general population. In the UK today the vast majority of transmissions come from men who don't know they have the virus. Hence why testing is so important. In 2019, it was estimated that there are 105,200 people living with HIV in the UK.    94% of these people are diagnosed, and therefore know that they have HIV. This means that around 1 in 16 people living with HIV in the UK do not know that they have the virus.   98%...

CDC recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once.People at higher risk should get tested more often. If you were HIV-negative the last time you were tested, the test was more than one year ago, and you can answer yes to any of the following questions, then you should get an HIV test as soon as possible: Are you a man who has had sex with another man?Have you had sex—anal or vaginal—with a partner who has HIV?Have you had more than one sex partner since your last HIV test?Have you injected drugs and shared needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers) with others?Have you exchanged sex for drugs...