Know a Little About STD Testing Procedures

Early detection of STDs is your first step in prevention and cure of the disease. The fastest way you can accurately detect STD infection is to have yourself tested in an STD clinic. If you are a sexually active person, especially engaging in sex with multiple partners you are at a very high risk of exposure to STDs. Whether you are feeling any symptoms of STDs or not, you should have yourself tested IMMEDIATELY!

To eliminate your fears about having yourself tested, this article serves to inform you of the basic and most common STD testing procedures. STD testing is not that complicated or expensive. Some tests will require you one or more return trips to the center for a series of examinations. STD Testing procedures will all depend on the type of infection that you have.

Here are some STD testing procedures that you should know. Actual STD tested is recommended according to the discretion of the health team.

Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a bacterial disease that shows more visible signs in women than in men. Since visible symptoms appear on the first to third week from exposure, you don't have to wait for these symptoms to be visible. Initially a pelvic examination will be conducted by the health practitioner to see if there any visible signs of infection. In women, the bacteria causing Chlamydia infects the cervix and uterus. A cervical swab is inserted in the vagina to get samples of the mucous lining. This sample is sent to the laboratory for analysis and testing. If there are any genital discharges, these are also gathered and sent for laboratory testing. Mucous samples from the throat are also taken if the person engages in oral to genital sex.

Gonorrhea

Symptoms of this disease appear from the 2nd to the 30th day of exposure. They will immediately conduct a physical examination of the genitals and rectum where immediate signs appear. Urine samples will be gathered and sent to a laboratory for analysis. Discharge from the vagina or penis is also collected and tested if bacteria causing gonorrhea is present.

Hepatitis B

Although Hepatitis B sometimes does not show any symptoms, changes in the person's outer appearance indicate the presence of the disease. They will conduct a physical examination if the skin or eyes have turned yellow. Stool and urine samples will be taken and tested for the presence of the virus. Dark urine and gray colored bowel movements are usually indicators of Hepatitis.

HIV

Since this disease do not show any severe symptoms until after 10 years, its initial flu like symptoms are always mistaken for the common fever. Flu like symptoms usually develops after 2 to 6 weeks of exposure to HIV infection. They will immediately check for symptoms of fever, headache, sore throat, fatigue, rash, and swollen lymph glands. For a more accurate diagnosis, an HIV antibody blood test is taken. Sometimes the infection takes 3 months to show more visible symptoms so a re-screening blood test should be taken again.

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