Which statement describes the testing you have received for STI and/or HIV in the last year?
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 12:33.I have had STI screening and an HIV test
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I have had STI screening but not an HIV test
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I have had an HIV test but no STI screening
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I have had no testing for STIs or HIV
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Total votes: 1
CBC Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:38.A complete blood count (CBC) provides important information about the kinds and numbers of cells in the blood, especially red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. A CBC helps your health professional evaluate symptoms and diagnose conditions.
A CBC test usually includes:
Urinalysis Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:32.A urinalysis test measures several different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. A routine urine screening test may be done to help find the cause for many types of symptoms. The test can provide information about your overall health and clues to many conditions.
Syphilis Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:25.Hepatitis Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 10:30.Hepatitis B
You can have hepatitis B and not know it. You may not have symptoms. If you do, they can make you feel like you have the flu. But as long as you have the virus, you can spread it to others.
Chlamydia Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 10:23.Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. This infection is easily spread because it often causes no symptoms and may be unknowingly passed to sexual partners. In fact, about 75% of infections in women and 50% in men are without symptoms.
Gonorrhea Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 10:18.Herpes Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 10:09.Genital herpes is a disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) usually causes oral herpes. Symptoms are commonly known as cold sores or fever blisters. In the past, HSV-1 was not known to cause genital herpes, but that is changing, especially among people who begin having sex at a young age.
HIV Testing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/30/2007 - 09:59.Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer.
