When to get tested?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-01-2003
When to get tested?
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Fri, 08-26-2005 - 9:24am
When's the best time to get tested after having unprotected sex? I've heard that somethings may not show up until like six months after.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 08-26-2005 - 4:19pm

Hi snakegoddess, welcome back!

Some STDs may not show up in tests for 6 months. For an overview of STDs see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html For what tests are required and the interval of time (which will vary depending on the disease, from a few days to 6 months) after the encounter before STD tests are accurate, see: http://www.indiana.edu/~health/std.html Thanks for posting. Come back and see us, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-01-2003
Fri, 08-26-2005 - 4:24pm
snakegoddess- I can tell you that when I was tested for HIV- (due to a neeedle stick incident at work) I was tested every 3 months for a year- but that was awhile ago and testing methods may have changed-