When you first contract an STD, your body needs time to recognize and produce antibodies to the disease. During this time period, known as the incubation period, you may not experience any symptoms.
If you test for an STD too early and the incubation period is not over yet, you may test negative for the disease even if you do have it. In addition, even after the incubation period has passed, there are some STDs that can take months or years to produce symptoms.
Since most STD tests use antibodies not symptoms as a marker of disease status, having symptoms is not necessarily a reliable marker of infection. Every STD has its own incubation period.
For some STDs, the body begins to produce antibodies and symptoms in as little as a few days. For others, it can take weeks or months for symptoms to appear. Here are the ranges of incubation periods for some of the most common STDs. The expanded STD incubation and testing chart below includes test type and retesting recommendations.
After the incubation period has passed, most STDs can be diagnosed via antibody-specific blood tests. Some STDs are also accompanied by lesions and can be diagnosed via swab, culture, or urine tests as well. For most women with a Mirena IUD, not having a period at all is actually the most common side effect. Typically, there is an adjustment phase when you first get a Mirena, and during this time, your period may be irregular, infrequent, Now accepting Telehealth appointments.
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You can get tested at any time but if you are being tested after a perceived risky event, a positive result may not show for 7 days in the case of gonorrhoea and 14 days in the case of chlamydia.
If you have symptoms in the genital area, such as discharge or a burning sensation when passing urine, please opt for our full screen as this would be the most appropriate test.
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