Check out the results to last week's reader poll here.
Getting tested for HIV can be
nerve wracking. There's waiting alone at the clinic, recounting your entire sexual history to a stranger, bleeding into a vial and then waiting around afterwards just to see if you have a lethal disease.
But the FDA recently approved
an over-the-counter product called OraSure (pictured left)which will allow people to test for HIV at home in 20 minutes with a simple oral swab.
The test is 99.9 percent accurate and comes with a 24-hour hotline for people to discuss their results.
But while it could help inform the 232,700 HIV-positive Americans who don't know their status, the $35 cost could also prevent more people from buying it.
We're curious. How often do you get tested? Vote below and tell us why in the comments.
