在醫生的診所能夠私密地得到HIV抗體檢測，在許多國家和城市裏，這種檢測在各個檢測點是匿名的。去做檢測者，在檢測之前和之後應該得到專業的諮詢。萬一檢測結果為陽性，他們也應該協助醫學研究留存適當的統計資料。為了達到健康照護的目的，只有在知道病毒是如何被傳播的，檢測的結果才是有目的性的。HIV抗體陽性者因此應該儘量回憶感染是如何發生的。這使醫生能夠填報一份適當的和保密的（甚至也常常是匿名的）調查問卷，就象下面顯示的這樣的問卷。（請注意：為了不給答卷者釘上某種身份標籤並由此被歧視，表格回避諸如“同性戀”、“異性戀”和“雙性戀”等措辭。）（在那些賣淫嫖娼非法的國家，恐怕還需要回避“妓女”和“嫖客”這樣的措辭，不然，答卷者非常有顧慮，因而影響資訊的真實性——譯者注。）

HIV antibody tests can be taken confidentially at a doctor’s office, and in many countries and cities the tests can also be taken anonymously at various testing sites. Before and after such a test, people should receive competent counseling. In case of a positive test result, they should also help medical research to keep proper statistics. For health care purposes, a test result is meaningful only as long as one knows how the virus was transmitted. The person testing positive should therefore try to remember how the infection could have occurred. This will enable the physician to fill out an appropriate, confidential (very often even anonymous) questionnaire such as the one following here. (Please note, that the form avoids terms like “homosexual”, “heterosexual”, “bisexual” in order not to stereotype the respondent and thus to prejudge the case.)