what is STD test?

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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An STD test is a sexually transmitted disease test. Taking this test allows you to confirm or deny the fact that sexual contact has infected you with a disease or virus and specifically which one. They are mostly determined through a blood test, but recently the variety of ways to conduct the test have increased. It has been promoted heavily in recent years due to enhanced technology and media devices and increasing statistics of sexually transmitted diseases amongst various groups. The HIV/AIDS test falls under this example of an STD test.

Answer 4

STDs are sexually transmitted diseases. They can be bacterial or viral. They are spread by sexual contact. Usually through bodily fluid like blood, semen, saliva, natural juices. Some STD without treatment can even lead to death and or disfigurement. Bariers such as condoms (male and female) can help prevent these. Some chemicals such as nox-9, lysol, chlorine, can kill them. Some say abstinence is the best method of avoiding them. Good luck and enjoy the sex. STD test are just that a chemical test that checks to see if someone has an Sexually transmitted disease. Either blood or saliva is checked. Some like Genital warts, where large clumps of brocolli can grow between your legs are easily detectable by just looking.

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A way to see if you have a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is usually a visual test as well as either a blood or discharge test. In rare cases a urine test works.

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A test for STDs.

Answer 7

A series of tests to check for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. A normal series includes Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis, HPV and HIV.
The way the tests are performed depends on if you are male or female but all tests results are available 2-7 days after they are taken except HIV which can take longer.

Answer 8

STD testing

An STD test is a medical test for the presence of any of a number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Most STD tests are blood tests. STD tests may test for a single disease, or consist of a number of individual tests for any of a wide range of STDs, including tests for syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis and chlamydia, and HIV tests. Not all STD tests test for all diseases, so it is important to be aware what diseases a given test tests for.

STD tests may be used for a number of reasons:

* as a diagnostic test for the diagnosis of illness
* as a check that prospective long-term sexual partners are free of disease before they engage in sex without safer sex precautions (for example, in fluid bonding, or to attempt to have a baby). Some states require STD testing of both prospective partners before marriage.
* as a check prior to or during pregnancy, to prevent damage to the baby
* as a check after birth, to check that the baby has not caught an STD from their mother
* to prevent the use of infected donated blood or organs
* as part of the process of contact tracing from a known infected individual
* as part of mass epidemiological surveillance

Answer 9

STD Tests are done to identify and treat sexually transmitted diseases such as HPV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Genital Herpes, HIV, and Syphilis. This helpes in diagnosis and early treatment.

Some of the tests are VDRL test for Syphilis and ELLISA for HIV and many more. In most of these tests blood,seminal or vaginal fluid is taken as sample.

Answer 10

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) test, may be.

Answer 11

A blood test to check for sexually transmitted diseases, if you have unprotected sex, or every 6 months regardless you should have one if your sexually active to protect you, and who your sleeping with.