What is it about tests that get the average person so stressed out? Math testing, SAT testing, especially medical testing of any kind. We wait for the results with a lump in our throat like a burdened bullfrog. If you are currently engaging in any sort of sexual activity it may be time for some STD testing. It’s difficult to imagine that you may be infected by a sexually transmitted disease, but if the statistics are to be taken seriously (and they are!) it is time to get yourself to a certified STD clinic for testing immediately.

Why? That’s simple. To begin with there are over twenty five separate sexually transmitted diseases that currently haunt human kind. If you’re human (and we’re betting you are, because monkeys have a difficult time perusing the internet) than you are susceptible to one or more of these current plagues. Testing is the key to gaining knowledge on your health. The more knowledge, the better position you are in to take care of yourself.

The following is a list of STDs and the testing procedures that accompany them. Do not be afraid of STD testing It is quick, fast, simple and pain free. (It is also the best way to combat any illness you may have, not to mention the stress that will be relieved if you know you are negative for all of the diseases you tricked yourself into thinking you had!)

Herpes
Fever blisters and/or cold sores around your mouth or genitals are the symptoms you should be on the lookout for. If these are present, it is recommended that you have testing done. A herpes test consists of taking a culture swab from one of the sores. It is painless.

HIV/AIDS
This is the disease that will not go away. It is an often fatal disease as time passes and it wrecks the body’s immune system. There are over one million people living with HIV/AIDS in America today. It is estimated that there are an additional quarter million who may be infected but do not know it. Testing consists of a simple blood test. The only pain is the pin prick-and perhaps the positive diagnosis.

Genital Warts/HPV
This STD is not to be confused with herpes. This disease will show itself through the emergence of flesh colored bumps or warts around the privates area. Genital warts are known to cause cervical cancer in women, so testing is very important. Testing primarily consists of a visual inspection. Pain free!

Gonorrhea
Still so popular after all these years, gonorrhea is more than your grandpa’s STD. Discharge and painful urination are the tell-tale signs of infection. Testing is commonly done through the analysis of urine. Results can also be had through the analysis of any discharge.
Scabies
This illness is typically diagnosed by a visual inspection. Symptoms include an awful reddish rash and well as painful itching and skin cracking. A physical exam by a medical professional is adequate, although a biopsy of infected skin is also possible to ascertain a person’s status.

Syphilis
Another oldie but goodie, syphilis has been a plague to many a man (and woman, too!) over these past centuries. Famous people who have suffered from this disease are Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, French despot Napoleon Bonaparte, classical wunderkind Franz Shubert, and perhaps, most shockingly, it is believed that the wooden-teethed father of our country himself, one Mr. George Washington suffered from syphilis! Symptoms include that infamous razorblade-like pain while urinating, and the unsightly discharge. These days, testing for an STD like syphilis is commonplace, and done via blood test or a culture take from a syphilitic sore. If it were that easy in George Washington’s day he may have lived to chop down some more cherry trees.

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