Blood Drug Testing

If I had blood tests done recently for thyroid issues, do I still need to take an HIV test?

Or would they see it?

Public Comments

1. Yes, you'd still need to have a test done specifically for HIV. Lab tests are very specific and only the tests that are ordered by the doctor get run. If the doctor asked for thyroid function testing, then that's all that was checked. An HIV test is a separate issue, and would not have been done. If you want to have one done, you have to ask for it.
2. If you want to know your HIV status, then get tested for it. They probably won't see it if they are not looking for it. If they didn't test your for it, they probably aren't going to screen your blood for it. If you want to be tested for HIV then you have to get an HIV test!
3. Yes. HIV testing is a different test than be tested for Thyroid issues. So, if you have HIV, it would not show up in the blood test (s) for your Thyroid. If you want to know if you have HIV , you need to sign a special permission/consent form. The results are extremely confidential. Unless, of course, you want anonymous test results, there are clinics that will do the HIV test. Most cities have a clinic were you can go. I hope that this helps.
4. Yep. Physicians, and labs, do not automatically test for HIV. (One big consideration is that insurance companies do NOT pay for lab tests that don't have an accompanying diagnosis!) A TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) test looks only for the amount of TSH in your blood. A full Thyroid Panel tests for thyroid hormones T3 and T4; TSH; thyroglobin; and thyroid hormone-binding index. If you are concerned about HIV, you must be tested for that separately.