Oraquick HIV Self Test with Saliva - HIV Antibody Rapid Test for Oral Use - HIV Test without blood

OraQuick® - HIV self-test for home use
OraQuick® - The world's first HIV self-test that works with saliva. Reliable, fast and uncomplicated!

HIV self-tests are recommended by the Deutsche Aidshilfe (German Aids Federation)
We are proud that the German Aids Federation recommends the OraQuick. The test was developed for easy use at home. Get reliable test results discreetly in the privacy of your own home - without taking blood!

Millions of people worldwide already trust the OraQuick® HIV self-test. Until now, it was only available to professional medical staff in Germany and Austria. Now our OraQuick® HIV self-test is also available for private use and is recommended by the German Aids Federation and the Paul Ehrlich Institute.

In 2020, there were about 2,600 first HIV diagnoses, of which 900 patients - i.e. 35% and thus more than a third - already had an advanced immunodeficiency, 460 patients were already suffering from AIDS (18%). One speaks of AIDS when serious illnesses occur, such as a certain form of pneumonia (pneumocystis pneumonia), fungal infection of the oesophagus and trachea or certain types of cancer (e.g. Kaposi's sarcoma) or also when there are fewer than 200 helper cells (lymphocytes) per microlitre of blood.

Getting AIDS as a result of an HIV infection can easily be avoided. In fact, HIV does not have to stand in the way of a long, fulfilling life these days. Modern medicine has HIV under control. However, this is only true if the infection is recognised and treated at an early stage. An HIV self-test can help here. This prevents permanent damage to the immune system. Regular testing with an HIV self-test makes exactly that possible. Moreover, testing with an HIV self-test is discreet and quick.

By the way: In addition to HIV self-tests, self-diagnostics also offers rapid medical tests and drug tests.

Why HIV self-testing is also important for heterosexuals
In the early 1980s, HIV spread especially in the gay community and soon became a pandemic. At that time, the infection, which in almost all cases triggered AIDS and led to death, was the reason for discrimination against homosexuals. Today, this is part of a dark past. HIV makes no distinction between homos and heteros. We are all the same - and that is a good thing. An HIV self-test provides clarity.

To date, the most common route of infection is still sex between men (61 %). However, heterosexual contact (12 %) is the second most common cause of HIV infection. This is followed only by intravenous drug abuse (9%) and the administration of contaminated blood or clotting factor concentrates (0.5%), the latter of which was predominantly an issue before 1986."[6]

So seriously, test yourself with an HIV self-test! Testing means taking responsibility. Testing is as much a part of sexuality as contraception. Better to test once more with an HIV self-test than once less - no matter what your sexual preference or lifestyle! With our OraQuick® HIV self-test you can do it within 20 minutes and for the first time ever with saliva instead of blood. Try it! Be safe!

The first and only HIV antibody saliva test
The OraQuick® HIV self-test is designed and approved for private use. Millions of people worldwide already trust it. Now it is finally available in Germany and Austria. The HIV saliva test is safe, CE-marked and intended for use by adults 18 years and older.  

This is how easy the HIV self-test works
The OraQuick HIV self-test for home use works with oral fluid, i.e. without blood, without needle and without doubt.

This HIV test, which sets new standards, is extremely simple and uncomplicated to carry out.

With an accuracy (specificity) of 99.8% and a sensitivity of 100%, you can undoubtedly rely on the result and receive reliable statements about your HIV status.

Application video OraQuick HIV self-test
In this video, the individual components of the HIV self-test are shown and the test procedure is explained in detail. This visual execution aid accompanies you optimally during your HIV self-test and supports you during the test evaluation.

HIV self-testing has never been so uncomplicated
QUICK AND UNCOMPLICATED
Only three simple steps and 20 minutes to a reliable result.

WITHOUT TAKING BLOOD
A painless swab on the gums, without blood, without needle, without doubt.

DISCREET AND PRIVATE
Test at home when and where you want - without waiting rooms or appointments.

SERVICE AND SUPPORT
The experts of the German Aids Federation are there to support you if you have an HIV-positive test result.

Test your HIV status - when and where you want
Without an appointment, without long waiting times and completely painless. You will receive a reliable result within 20 minutes. The saliva sample is collected by swabbing the upper and lower gums. Unlike a blood sample, saliva is not infectious or dangerous to others. The test determines whether antibodies against HIV are present due to an HIV infection.

No medical professionals are needed to perform the HIV self-test. Every layperson (18 years and older) can perform the test independently at home - without prior knowledge. Determine your HIV status and keep an eye on your health with the OraQuick® HIV self-test. 

Without taking blood - without doubt
The OraQuick® HIV self-test has been used successfully for years in many countries around the world. Now the self-test is also available in Germany and Austria. The test is absolutely painless. Only oral fluid is needed. The saliva sample is collected by swabbing the upper and lower gums.

Unlike a blood sample, saliva is not infectious or dangerous to others. The test determines whether antibodies against HIV are present due to an HIV infection. It only takes 20 minutes for the result to be displayed. No medical professionals are needed to perform the test. Any layperson can perform the test independently at home - without prior knowledge. With the OraQuick® HIV self-test, anyone can determine their own HIV status and keep an eye on their health.

WE ARE THERE FOR YOU
Contact us
If you have any questions about your result, HIV or AIDS
please contact the counselling service of the Deutsche Aidshilfe (German AIDS Aid) 
Phone 0180-3319411 or send an email to dah@aidshilfe.de.

If you have any questions about the OraQuick® HIV Self-Test,
or if you want to report problems or adverse reactions,
you can contact us at 0941-290100 or by email at info@nal-vonminden.com.

Why HIV self-testing is more important than ever.
Prepare to get your mind blown!
The German population deals with the topic of HIV in an enlightened and responsible way. We thought so too. The sobering figures published by the Federal Centre for Health Education in 2020 prove the complete opposite. The results of an anonymous, one-year survey conducted between October 2018 and September 2019 blow our minds. And not in a good way.

 

Sad but true: HIV and safer sex facts in numbers
Not even 1% of sexually active people aged 18-60 in Germany (pregnant women excluded) had taken an HIV test or HIV self-test in the years between 2010 and 2015[1]
22% of single males and 26% of single females reported NEVER using a condom during sex in the last 12 months[2]
45% of men and 44% of women who had sex outside their relationship in the last 12 months reported NEVER using a condom.[3] Nearly half of men and women risk contracting HIV or other STIs when cheating.
Among heterosexual couples, 29% of men and 30% of women have talked about HIV or other STIs with their partner before having sex for the first time[4]. Among homosexual women and men, the figure is equally around 40%.[5]

Why HIV self-testing is so important?
Well, duh! The numbers speak for themselves. Against the following background, they are not to be trifled with: There are over 91,400 people living with HIV in Germany. 9,500 of them - 7,900 of them men and 1,600 women - do not even know about their infection. That is about 10% of those infected. With an HIV self-test from self-diagnostics, this number could be significantly reduced.

In 2020, there were about 2,600 first HIV diagnoses, of which 900 patients - i.e. 35% and thus more than a third - already had an advanced immunodeficiency, 460 patients were already suffering from AIDS (18%). One speaks of AIDS when serious illnesses occur, such as a certain form of pneumonia (pneumocystis pneumonia), fungal infection of the oesophagus and trachea or certain types of cancer (e.g. Kaposi's sarcoma) or also when there are fewer than 200 helper cells (lymphocytes) per microlitre of blood.

Getting AIDS as a result of an HIV infection can easily be avoided. In fact, HIV does not have to stand in the way of a long, fulfilling life these days. Modern medicine has HIV under control. However, this is only true if the infection is recognised and treated at an early stage. An HIV self-test can help here. This prevents permanent damage to the immune system. Regular testing with an HIV self-test makes exactly that possible. Moreover, testing with an HIV self-test is discreet and quick.

By the way: In addition to HIV self-tests, self-diagnostics also offers rapid medical tests and drug tests.

Why HIV self-testing is also important for heterosexuals
In the early 1980s, HIV spread especially in the gay community and soon became a pandemic. At that time, the infection, which in almost all cases triggered AIDS and led to death, was the reason for discrimination against homosexuals. Today, this is part of a dark past. HIV makes no distinction between homos and heteros. We are all the same - and that is a good thing. An HIV self-test provides clarity.

To date, the most common route of infection is still sex between men (61 %). However, heterosexual contact (12 %) is the second most common cause of HIV infection. This is followed only by intravenous drug abuse (9%) and the administration of contaminated blood or clotting factor concentrates (0.5%), the latter of which was predominantly an issue before 1986."[6]

So seriously, test yourself with an HIV self-test! Testing means taking responsibility. Testing is as much a part of sexuality as contraception. Better to test once more with an HIV self-test than once less - no matter what your sexual preference or lifestyle! With our OraQuick® HIV self-test you can do it within 20 minutes and for the first time ever with saliva instead of blood. Try it! Be safe!

If you have any questions about the product, please contact us. Please note that for data protection reasons we cannot provide advice online or by telephone.

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As this is a hygiene item, returns are excluded.

Footnotes:
[1] stat. Bundesamt (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerungsstand/Tabellen/liste-altersgruppen.html)
[2] Open https://www.bzga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/pressemitteilungen/daten_und_fakten/Infoblaetter-GeSiD.pdf
[3] https://www.bzga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/pressemitteilungen/daten_und_fakten/Infoblaetter-GeSiD.pdf
[4] https://www.bzga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/pressemitteilungen/daten_und_fakten/Infoblaetter-GeSiD.pdf
[5] https://www.bzga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/pressemitteilungen/daten_und_fakten/Infoblaetter-GeSiD.pdf
[6] Rounded figures are given - the addition of subgroups therefore only leads to the total figure given under certain circumstances.