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Home / Answered Questions / Is there a clinic where I can get STI testing with no appointment. My friend told me that only some clinics have access to new HIV tests that are accurate earlier. Could u suggest where I could go for an HIV test 3 week after a possible exposure. I want to get tested soon. The anxiety is killing me.

Is there a clinic where I can get STI testing with no appointment. My friend told me that only some clinics have access to new HIV tests that are accurate earlier. Could u suggest where I could go for an HIV test 3 week after a possible exposure. I want to get tested soon. The anxiety is killing me.

Hi

The test you may be talking about is the NAAT test. The window period is shorter than standard HIV antibody testing. It is 90% accurate 10 – 12 days after sexual contact.

This test is available for men and trans people in a few clinics in Vancouver, as part of a study. The aim of this study is to find people when they first get HIV. For the first 2 months after someone gets HIV, it is easy to pass on because there is a high amount of virus in the body.

The clinics that offer HIV NAAT testing :

Bute clinic: always drop – in, with no appointments.

HIM: drop in and appointments, but appointments will guarantee you a time to be seen.

Provincial STI Clinic: mainly by appointment, but you MAY be seen if you drop in.

You can find more details about these clinics in our Clinic Finder.

Please leave a comment to let us know if that answers your question or if you need more information.

Health Nurse

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