Thankfully, with the right precautions, mother to baby HIV transmission rarely happens these days in the UK.
HIV and pregnancy
You can now have a finger prick HIV test with results in under 20 minutes.
Our sexual health services
Used correctly condoms have a very good success rate in preventing unwanted pregnancy and the spread of STIs including HIV.
Find out more about condoms
A short course of medication called PEP can prevent HIV infection if taken soon enough after exposure.
Find out if you've been at risk
HIV and STI clinics and services directory including our services.
Find your local clinics and services
Taken a risk?
Find out if you're at risk of HIV in our online assessment.
It might be hard to get to a GUM clinic when it's open - so we run our own drop-in clinics local to you and at convenient times.
GPs
Accessing sexual healthcare via your doctor.
Private clinics
Many private healthcare services offer face to face clinic appointments, or you can order STI testing kits over the internet to do the tests at home.