Results in 3 Key Steps

For complete instructions, refer to the testing materials and package insert provided with the test kit.

Step 1: Collect

Gently swab the pad along your upper gums once and your lower gums once. You may use either side of the flat pad.

Step 2: Insert

Put the test directly into the test tube where indicated in the upper portion of the test kit - "Test Holder".

Step 3: Read

The test window will turn pink for a few minutes. Do not read your results before 20 minutes have passed. Once your results are ready, you must read between 20 and 40 minutes from the start time.

Testing & Understanding Results

How to Take the Test

In addition to the step-by-step instructions included with your OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, our video can help guide you through taking the test in a few short minutes.

  • Results in 20 minutes!
    Follow the test directions carefully to get an accurate result.

  • Do not eat or drink for at
    least 30 minutes before
    you start the test.

  • Do not use mouth cleaning
    products 30 minutes before you start the test.


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