HollisSexual health in Dubai, answered honestly.
What to do after an exposure, what a test really shows, what gets reported and what it costs, written for people in Dubai. If something happened in the last 72 hours, call first and read later.
Where to get HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Dubai at any hour: hospital emergency departments, private clinics and home or hotel visits compared.
8 min readPEPVisiting Dubai and worried about an HIV exposure? What to do nowA guide for tourists and business travellers in Dubai after a condom failure, unprotected sex or assault: getting PEP at your hotel, flying home mid-course and follow-up testing.
7 min readEverything about sexual health in Dubai in one place: emergency PEP, STD and HIV testing, window periods, costs, confidentiality, insurance, visas and treatment.
12 min readTestingWindow periods: how soon after exposure should you test?How soon after exposure an HIV or STD test is accurate: window periods for rapid, 4th-generation and RNA HIV tests, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and hepatitis, and testing after PEP.
9 min readAn honest guide to privacy for HIV and STD tests in Dubai: what doctors must report to DHA, who can see your results, NABIDH, insurers, employers and anonymous testing.
10 min readPrivacy and lawWill my employer or insurance company see my STD test in Dubai?Can your employer or health insurer in Dubai see an STD or HIV test? What UAE health-data law allows, how insurance claims work, and how to keep a test private.
7 min readPrivacy and lawNABIDH and your sexual health records: who can see whatWhat NABIDH is, whether other doctors in Dubai can see your STD or HIV results, how sexual health data is protected, and how to opt out.
6 min readPrivacy and lawThe UAE visa medical: what it tests for, and what it means for your sexual healthWhat the UAE residence visa medical tests for, who is screened for HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis, what happens if a result is positive, and what it means for private STD testing.
9 min readWhat HIV PEP costs in Dubai in 2026: medication, physician fees, tests and follow-up, whether insurance pays, and exactly what Hollis charges.
7 min readCostsSTD and HIV test prices in Dubai: what you should expect to payWhat STD and HIV tests cost in Dubai in 2026, from single HIV tests to full 30-plus panels, what is and is not included, home collection fees, and how to compare providers.
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