According to the current legal situation, we are only allowed to test you for HIV & syphilis and hepatitis C, if necessary. Most people are primarily at risk of sexual infection. If this also applies to you, we will test you for HIV & syphilis (combined 3rd generation rapid antibody test). A test for hepatitis C is optional and especially recommended if you have ever had previous experience with intravenous drug use (e.g. in the context of chemsex). An HCV test can also be useful if you have ever been tattooed under questionable hygienic conditions (e.g. while in prison). You can find more information here:
Info sheet on our tests (PDF, status: 2023)

You can come to us with or without an appointment.
Without an appointment, you have maximum flexibility. However, you may have to wait a few minutes if we are busy at the moment. If you need planning security and want to minimise your waiting time, you can use our online appointment booking further down on this page. Note: Only make an appointment if you are really sure that you will be able to keep it!

In principle, you can of course have a rapid test carried out by us at any time. However, whether this is useful, meaningful and reliable depends on the occasion and the time that has passed since then.

If you would like to have a specific, concrete risk situation checked by test, this (or the last such situation) must have occurred at least 12 weeks / 3 months ago on the day of the test. For example:
- Vaginal/anal sex without a condom or PrEP
- Condom used but slipped off/broken

If there is no specific risk situation, there is no waiting period. You will then receive reliable information about your blood status 3 months ago and before that with the test result. For example:
- Partner test at the beginning of a new relationship
- First-time test out of interest
- Annual routine test

Usually not. If both partners wish to have a joint appointment and a confidential, open discussion is possible, we are happy to advise couples together. A joint test in one appointment is possible as long as only HIV & syphilis are to be tested. If desired, please enter ‘couple test’ in the comments field when booking your appointment.
We recommend that couples who wish to be tested together take one of the last appointments of the day, if possible; then there is enough time for all questions and both tests without rushing.

Separate appointments are only recommended if there is a significantly increased time requirement. This is the case, for example, if you and/or your partner want to have both an HIV syphilis test and a hepatitis C test. This would be particularly useful if, in addition to sexual risks, there is also previous experience with intravenous drug use.

No. You can and should eat and drink as usual before your appointment. We recommend drinking a glass of water before your appointment, as this makes it easier to take the blood sample. If you are taking blood thinners, please let us know proactively at the start of your appointment! Please refrain from consuming psychoactive substances before your appointment.

You will be informed of your result verbally immediately after taking the test. Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to issue you with a written document. However, you are welcome to take a photo of the test kit if you would like to show it to someone, for example. If you need a written certificate, please contact the health authority ("Gesundheitsamt") responsible for your city or district. A laboratory test will then be carried out there (blood taken from the arm vein), which can be certified with an official document (costs usually €10-15).

No. If you are ill, please stay at home! Especially if you have cold symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, hoarseness, sore throat, headache and aching limbs, it's better to stay at home for a few days than to infect others and possibly ourselves. If we get sick, the checkpoint stays closed! So it's better to come by spontaneously a week later or book a new appointment according to your preferences 😉
If you still have to come by promptly and urgently and with a good reason, please wear an FFP2 mask during your entire stay with us. Thanks!

We generally offer our tests free of charge so that everyone can take advantage of them, regardless of their financial situation. Of course, we do incur costs (~€10 to €30 per test), which is why we would be very happy if you would support our work with a donation if you are financially able to do so. Thank you very much! ♥ Unfortunately, at the moment we can only accept donations in cash on site (donation box) or by bank transfer. For donations of €100 or more, we will of course be happy to issue a donation receipt.