how is an std test taken?

Answer 1

If you need an STD test, look up the Department of Health online to locate one in your neighborhood.

Also call 1-800-342-AIDS and they will tell you about soe clincs in your area.

If you are sexually active, you must get tested for STD's.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Go to your physician or you local free clinic and request one...if you are a girl, you will take a pap smear (a cotton swab will be placed on your inner-vagina and a sample taken from there) and the results will be ready as soon as two weeks (or shorter in some cases)....the HIV/AIDS test is a 20-minute wait and a sample can be taken orally from your saliva...you can wait for the results or come back and get then (DON'T BE AFRAID AT ALL...it is much better to know and plan accordingly for the future). Also, search yahoo for step-by-step breakdown.

Answer 4

its dependent on which STD... most are microbiologically done, using tests that test for the specific bacteria, virus, fungi, etc... or even just for the chemicals they produce....

Chylamidia for example, a swab is done on ur vag, streaked onto an agarose gel medium ( petri dish) and incubated for 24 hours, then looked at under a microscope to see what grew are in fact that species. If looking isnt enough, there are SO many tests they can run where they find out exactly what species are present...

the people who do them in hospitals are called Medical Technologists

Answer 5

Can be taken with blood, some can be taken with urine and some can be taken with a swab of the mouth.

Answer 6

go to your family doctor. Some come be tested by blood some need fluids from your genitals

Answer 7

Blood, Swabbing of the Penile, vaginel, and mouth...



Have fun hope ya got a clean bill of heath...

Answer 8

Complete testing is done with a blood test and a vaginal swab or penile swab.

Answer 9

blood draw