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STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™
168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473
Singapore 460168
Tel: (+65) 6446 7446
Fax: (+65) 6449 7446
Web: HIV Test, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG)
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm, 7 pm to 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm to 11 pm
Public Holidays: Closed
Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required.
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HIV Test, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG)

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HIV Test, STD CLINIC SINGAPORE™ (SG) @singaporehiv.com: HIV screening test/check clinic, Singapore - Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Topics

If you have been exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, early HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis/prevention) treatment can stop you from getting infected with HIV.

Services

Note: With the exception of the Western Blot test, the antibody or antigen test is usually a HIV ELISA test

HIV Test

The HIV window period is the time from HIV infection until a HIV Test can detect any change. Within the HIV window period, the HIV Test would be negative. During this period, the HIV viral load is extremely high, thus making the person highly infectious.

OraQuick® rapid HIV test cost/price is S$60/=. No additional consultation fees are charged if the clinic attendance is only for this test.

Window
period
Test Notes Cost /
Price
2 weeks HIV DNA test
  • A HIV NAT (nucleic acid test) for HIV-1 proviral DNA
  • A HIV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. Method: Proviral DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (Roche Amplicor HIV-1 DNA Test, V1.5) This test uses primers SK145 and SKCC1B to define a sequence of 155 nucleotides within a highly conserved region of the HIV-1 gag gene.
  • HIV window period can be as short as 10-12 days
  • Usually used for the early diagnosis of HIV infection in neonates born to HIV+ mothers. As maternal antibodies circulate in the child for several months, the HIV antibody test would be positive.
  • Patient to arrive at the clinic before 10am (Monday to Friday only)
SG$752/=
1 month HIV p24 antigen test
  • A HIV antigen test that tests for the HIV p24 antigen, which appears in early infection, before the appearance of HIV antibodies. But later declines when the HIV antibodies begin to appear.
  • Usually packaged with the HIV-1/2 IgM/G antibody test, to becomes a 4th generation HIV ELISA test
SG$48/=
3 months OraQuick® SG$60/=
3 months HIV blood test most commonly sent to the lab. SG$12/=
HIV
confirmation
HIV western blot test SG$275/=
HIV
follow-up
HIV RNA test
  • A HIV NAT (nucleic acid test) for HIV-1 RNA of the free virus, giving the HIV viral load
  • A HIV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. Test Method: Abbott Realtime HIV-1
  • Usually used to monitor the progress of HIV+ patients on treatment.
  • Patient to arrive at the clinic before 10am (Monday to Friday only)
SG$717/=

References

Sexual risk (of STD/HIV/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.

TimelineEvent / Available resources
Before exposure
STD / HIV exposure Unsafe sex / unprotected sex:
0-72 hours
2 weeks
1 month
  • HIV p24 antigen test
3 months
  • Rapid HIV test will be positive in 97% of infected individuals
    • HIV test cost is SG$60/= (HIV test only)
    • Oral fluid or finger prick blood sampling.
    • Results in 20 minutes.
  • STD testing
6 months
Anytime
  • Full/total/complete STD testing:
    • Men who practice insertive sex SG$497/=
    • Women who practice vaginal sex SG$737/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA & ThinPrep® test)
    • Either sex practicing anal sex SG$697/= (includes Digene® HPV DNA test)
    • Other variations - discuss with the doctor.
    • Hold your urine in your bladder for at least 4 hours.
  • STD treatment when STD symptoms appear.
  • Genital warts treatment/removal/cure

If you have been exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, early HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis/prevention) treatment can stop you from getting infected with HIV.

References