How many days before STD's really show up in your blood and or any other method of testing?
2006-06-12 01:07:37 · 9 answers · asked by dj24yrold 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Typically the bacterial infections (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis) take anywhere from a few days to a month to show symptoms, if they show symptoms at all! Most of these won't show symptoms for a few months, so someone could be spreading it without knowing they are doing so. FYI - trich doesn't show symptoms in men most of the time, only women.
The viral infections are different. Herpes, HPV (genital warts), HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis are all viral STD infections. Herpes and HPV usually show symptoms within a month, while HIV and Hepatitis don't typically show symptoms - sometimes for years at a time. The only specific testing information I know is for HIV - it takes about 3 months before a test can MOST EFFECTIVELY detect a level of antibodies in your system. If you are worried about HIV infection, make sure that you abstain from any risk behaviors (unprotected sex, sharing needles, or unprotected contact with blood, breast milk, vaginal secretions, or semen) for 3 months before getting tested.
If you're worried about any STD exposure, go to a doctor or clinic and get tested. They will talk to you about your risk behaviors/level and they will be able to answer more specific questions for you.
Best wishes!
2006-06-12 05:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Erin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what STD you are talking about, because everyone of them are different.
The initial outbreak for genital herpes is about 2-14 days. I had mine about three weeks after being exposed.
With Syphilis, there are different stages. The first stage you get a painless open sore called a chancre, which appears between 1-30 days usually.
HIV can take 6-12 months to show up on a test.
Talk to your doctor about being tested if you are really concerned. Good luck!
2006-06-12 01:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was recently told it can take up to 3 months from the date of exposure for some STDs to show up.
For example, if you were tested today it would show from the day you were born up until March 14th. But if you were exposed after March 14th, some STDs wouldn't show up yet.
2006-06-14 09:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by princesa58 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Incubation period for some is longer than for others. Trichamonas, for example, identifies immediatly.
If you've experienced unprotected sexual contact, and suspect you may be infected, a Dr can order a variety of tests to rule out several things.
Best wishes
2006-06-12 02:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the disease, bacterial stuff like gonorhea, chlamidya, etc probably only takes a few days to show up, HIV they say 3 months for a high degree of accuracy but 6 weeks is usually pretty reliable for blood tests. but once inawhile it can take even longer to show up than 3 months for HIV
2006-06-12 01:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
each STD would have a different time frame. Best to talk to your doctor and make sure you are protected each time you have sex!
2006-06-12 01:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Superfox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are more ways to test this ,,but see there will be differining from each other due to their stability of the cells so ,,,please concult a doctors as early as possible to know more.
2006-06-12 01:11:58 · answer #7 · answered by cngkris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will probably show up right away. if you suspect a possibility, you should get tested.
2006-06-12 01:11:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if i even thoughti had got a sexually transmitted disease i would be at the doctors office and telling them my thoughts..so i would go now...and good luck and be careful for now on...
2006-06-12 01:11:44 · answer #9 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋