christoph labor says both of the self testing kits sold in germany are reliable or to test me i h. and exactly if the result is positive you should go to the doctor to have it confirmed however if the hiv infection is only recent the test might not detect it . and if if you think you've been infected you need to wait 3 months before doing the test and that's because it takes hiv infected persons up to 3 months to develop antibodies at levels that can be detected by the test. and rico thomas is about to get his result germany's disease prevention and control agency estimates there are over 11000 people in the country who don't know their hiv positive to give evidence and we've been called there's a lot going through my mind that i always have safe sex when was my last test it's always nerve wracking and what i'm wondering is what would i do if the result is positive and there are various options available because. this test is actually recommended by the german hiv aids charity. then a book works for an hiv aids helpline advising people online or on the phone but inside it's just ea