Where to get a free HIV test in Padua
Sexual health, according to the WHO, is a right that concerns the wellbeing of body, mind and relationships. With Healthy Peers, trained volunteers offer a safe, peer-based and non-judgmental space where you can talk about sex, pleasure and prevention.
Main services
1. Individual consultation individual or couples/group appointments where you can speak freely among peers about prevention, desires, practices, consent and ask questions about your own intimacy.
2. Rapid, anonymous and free HIV test by appointment at our premises.
Result in 1 minute (3-month window). Book via email or DM.
3. Healthy peers on Tour
HIV tests offered during community evenings and events (saunas, bars, clubs).
4. Events and workshops
Public meetings on sexual health, relationships and wellbeing.
Prevention in a nutshell
Barrier methods, such as condoms and internal condoms, help protect against many sexually transmitted infections.
They create a barrier between bodies during sex and reduce the risk of transmission. They are simple to use and important for everyone's health.
Window period: when to get an HIV test?
After a possible exposure, it is important to wait the right amount of time before taking an HIV test.
The body takes some time to develop antibodies: this period is known as the "window period".
🔸 After 1 month: the result is already fairly reliable.
🔸 After 3 months: the result is definitive.
🔸 A test taken immediately after a risk exposure can detect a prior infection, but does not rule out a recent one.
In the event of a positive test result, laboratory confirmation will always be required.
U=U – Undetectable = Untransmittable
A person living with HIV on effective therapy with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus sexually.
It is a scientific and social revolution: U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) means living without fear, having sex with awareness, and overcoming stigma.
PrEP – Profilassi Pre-Esposizione
PrEP is a medication that, when taken regularly or on an "on-demand" basis (only before and after a risk encounter), protects against HIV with very high effectiveness.
It is safe, well tolerated and available in Italy with a medical prescription.
For more information, contact us and we will direct you to PrEP services in your area.
Testing HIV
Knowing your HIV status is an act of care for yourself and the people you share intimate moments with.
Get tested for HIV every 6–12 months or whenever you have engaged in risk behaviour.
Rapid tests today are simple, anonymous, free and non-invasive: a small gesture that can make a difference.
Where to get a free HIV test in Padua
Arcigay Tralaltro Padova premises (by appointment)
Corso Garibaldi 41 Padova PD
Mariasilvia Spolato Anti-Discrimination Centre
Via Astichello 18, Padova PD
Phone 3514148590
Complex Operative Unit for Infectious and Tropical Diseases – Padua University Hospital
Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 3, Padova PD
No GP referral required
phone 049 8213768
Further reading
For more information visit:
Contacts
salute@tralaltro.it
3921867057
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Have questions? Write to us, everything remains confidential.
Arcigay Tralaltro Padova – because sexual health is a right for all