regular medical checkup. It is especially important for women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy to be tested. In addition, individuals who are at greater risk for HIV and who need to be tested are those who:
• have had unprotected anal, oral, or vaginal sex;
• have shared needles, syringes, or works used to inject drugs, steroids, hormones, vitamins, insulin, or other substances;
• have ever had a sexually transmitted disease (chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, genital warts);
• have had many sex partners;
• received blood or blood products before 1985 (the year in which the U.S. began screening donated blood for HIV);
• work in health care or other occupations where they may be exposed to HIV
on the job; or
• are victims of sexual assault.
