STD Testing Centers
Columbia, MD
Same Day Service
No Doctor Visit Or Insurance Required
Accredited Drug Testing provides multiple STD tests at our Columbia, Maryland testing centers for individuals who may have been exposed to or showing symptoms of an STD. Millions of Americans have some form of an STD and our testing is provided in a confidential manner. STD tests at our Columbia, MD locations may be ordered for one specific type of test or you may order a multiple panel screening which includes several STD tests. Same day service is available, and we have multiple Columbia, Maryland STD testing centers within minutes of your home or office. All testing information and results are confidential.
9055 Chevrolet Dr Ste 101, 2.5 miles
Ellicott City, MD 21043
11055 Little Patuxent Pkwy, SUITE 202 3.0 miles
Columbia, MD 21044
9396D BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE 3.4 miles
ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
6656 DOBBIN RD 3.8 miles
COLUMBIA, MD 21045
6785 Business Pkwy 5.5 miles
Elkridge, MD 21075
7377 WASHINGTON BLVD STE 101-102 5.6 miles
ELKRIDGE, MD 21075
2 East Rolling Crossroads, Suite 51 6.5 miles
Catonsville, MD 21228
5411 Old Frederick Rd Ste 9, 7.3 miles
Baltimore, MD 21229
5822 OAKLAND RD 7.8 miles
HALETHORPE, MD 21227
8768 SUSINI DR 7.9 miles
LAUREL, MD 20723
4807 BENSON AVE 8.2 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21227
1419 KNECHT AVE 8.4 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21227
5400 Old Court Rd Ste 102, 8.8 miles
Randallstown, MD 21133
701 DIGITAL DRIVE STE L 9.0 miles
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD 21090
On-site ONLY 9.8 miles
LAUREL, MD 20724
2701 W PATAPSCO AVE STE 225 9.9 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21230
2300 Garrison Blvd Ste 206, 10.1 miles
Baltimore, MD 21216
3676 Alpen Greenway 10.4 miles
Burtonsville, MD 20866
P. O. BOX 376 10.4 miles
LAUREL, MD 20725
2401 W BELVEDERE AVE HOFFBERGER STE 54 11.0 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21215
1860 REISTERSTOWN RD STE A 11.5 miles
PIKESVILLE, MD 21208
811 CROMWELL PARK DR STE 104 11.6 miles
GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061
1838 GREENE TREE RD STE 115 11.8 miles
PIKESVILLE, MD 21208
23 Crossroads Dr, Suite 120 11.9 miles
Owings Mills, MD 21117
1812 BOLTON ST APT 3 12.2 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21217
13823 OUTLET DR 12.3 miles
SILVER SPRING, MD 20904
1650 UNION AVE 12.3 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21211
808 LANDMARK DR STE 116 12.3 miles
GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061
1532 Liberty Road, Suite 101 12.4 miles
Eldersburg, MD 21784
726 LIGHT ST 12.4 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21230
100 S CHARLES ST STE 150 12.5 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21201
802 Cromwell Park Dr STE H-Cromwell Business Park 12.5 miles
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
4419 FALLS RD STE D 12.8 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21211
18111 PRINCE PHILIP DR, STE T12 13.0 miles
OLNEY, MD 20832
1000 LIBERTY RD STE 102 13.1 miles
ELDERSBURG, MD 21784
2901 SAINT PAUL ST 13.3 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21218
200 Hospital Dr Ste 103, 13.7 miles
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
11722 REISTERSTOWN RD 14.2 miles
REISTERSTOWN, MD 21136
1501 S CLINTON ST 11 FL 14.7 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21224
4729 SELLMAN RD 14.7 miles
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705
3600 ODONNELL ST STE 170 14.8 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21224
408 HEADQUARTERS DR STE 3-B 14.9 miles
MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108
10452 BALTIMORE AVE 15.4 miles
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705
7801 YORK RD STE 360 16.3 miles
TOWSON, MD 21204
1833 PORTAL ST 16.4 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21224
301 WATERSVILLE RD 16.5 miles
MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771
1220A E JOPPA RD STE 109 17.0 miles
TOWSON, MD 21286
7933 BELLE POINT DR 17.0 miles
GREENBELT, MD 20770
1205 York Rd Ste 15a, 17.1 miles
Lutherville, MD 21093
1407 YORK RD STE 311 17.2 miles
LUTHERVILLE, MD 21093
6201 Greenbelt Rd, Suite M3 17.2 miles
College Park, MD 20740
1830 YORK RD STE F 17.6 miles
TIMONIUM, MD 21093
10117 PALAMAR DR 17.6 miles
LANHAM, MD 20706
11002 VEIRS MILL RD STE 700 18.1 miles
WHEATON, MD 20902
1576 MERRITT BLVD STE 3 18.1 miles
DUNDALK, MD 21222
1576 MERRITT BLVD STE 2 18.1 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21222
8600 LASALLE RD YORK BUILDING, STE 515 18.5 miles
TOWSON, MD 21286
8101 PULASKI HWY STE H 18.5 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21237
3708 MOUNTAIN RD 18.6 miles
PASADENA, MD 21122
1730 Merritt Blvd Choice One UC Baltimore 18.6 miles
Baltimore, MD 21222
9801 GEORGIA AVE STE 222 18.9 miles
SILVER SPRING, MD 20902
205 CENTER STREET, SUITE 204 19.1 miles
MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771
12200 ANNAPOLIS RD, SUITE 120 19.2 miles
GLENN DALE, MD 20769
537 RITCHIE HWY STE 2G 19.3 miles
SEVERNA PARK, MD 21146
10 WARREN RD, STE 260 19.4 miles
COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030
8121 GEORGIA AVE STE 208 20.0 miles
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
8945 N WESTLAND DR 20.1 miles
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
431 N FREDERICK AVE GAITHERSBURG 20.1 miles
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
4451 PARLIAMENT PL STE G 20.1 miles
LANHAM, MD 20706
1401 BLAIR MILL RD APT 1222 20.1 miles
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
803 RUSSELL AVE 20.7 miles
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879
6820 HOSPITAL DR, STE 201 20.9 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21237
15225 Shady Grove Road, Suite 207 20.9 miles
Rockville, MD 20850
3510 HEIDI LN 20.9 miles
SPRINGDALE, MD 20774
9110 Philadelphia Rd Ste 212, 20.9 miles
Baltimore, MD 21237
9114 PHILADELPHIA RD STE 108 20.9 miles
BALTIMORE, MD 21237
15005 SHADY GROVE RD Ste 450 21.1 miles
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste A112, 21.3 miles
Bowie, MD 20716
9707 Medical Center Dr Ste 120, 21.4 miles
Rockville, MD 20850
8218 WISCONSIN AVE STE 208 22.0 miles
BETHESDA, MD 20814
3060 MITCHELLVILLE RD 22.1 miles
BOWIE, MD 20716
920 VARNUM ST NE 22.2 miles
WASHINGTON, DC 20017
14800 PHYSICIANS LN STE 131 22.2 miles
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
20528 Boland Farm Rd Ste 205, 22.2 miles
Germantown, MD 20876
14237 Jarrettsville Pike Choice One UC Phoenix 22.6 miles
Phoenix, MD 21131
844 WASHINGTON RD, STE 203 22.9 miles
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
19785 CRYSTAL ROCK DR, STE 308 23.0 miles
GERMANTOWN, MD 20874
826 WASHINGTON RD 23.0 miles
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
19785 CRYSTAL ROCK DR 23.0 miles
GERMANTOWN, MD 20874
12321 MIDDLEBROOK RD 23.1 miles
GERMANTOWN, MD 20874
11947 WINGED FOOT CT 23.2 miles
WALDORF, MD 20602
820 Bestgate Rd, 23.4 miles
Annapolis, MD 21401
3422 GEORGIA AVE NW 23.5 miles
WASHINGTON, DC 20010
222 Washington Road, 23.6 miles
Westminster, MD 21157
12555 CENTRAL AVE. STE A&F 23.6 miles
CHINO, CA 91710
226 WASHINGTON HTS MED CTR A 23.6 miles
WESTMINSTER, MD 21157
2661 RIVA RD BLDG 600 SUITE 610 23.7 miles
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
1600A BRIGHTSEAT RD APT 301 24.0 miles
HYATTSVILLE, MD 20785
8700 CENTRAL AVE STE 204 24.2 miles
LANDOVER, MD 20785
PO BOX 59815 24.2 miles
ROCKVILLE, MD 20859
11435 ABBOTTSWOOD CT 24.2 miles
UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20774
11435 ABBOTTSWOOD CT 24.2 miles
LARGO, MD 20774
4121 MINNESOTA AVE NE 24.3 miles
WASHINGTON, DC 20019
911 U ST NW 24.5 miles
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Testing services include physician referral, collection of the specimen, complete laboratory analysis and confidential and secure result reporting.
** Patients who have high insurance deductibles, co-pays or do not have insurance can access important health and wellness testing by scheduling/Ordering a confidential clinical test through Accredited Drug Testing By Phone or On-line.
The process to schedule a lab/blood test in Columbia, Maryland is fast and easy!
Step 1: Schedule/Order your test online at www.accrediteddrugtesting.com/lab-test-order or call our scheduling department at 800-221-4291. You do not need to visit a doctor to order a test.
Step 2: Provide confidential and secure patient information including the type of test, zip code of the location area you would like to take the test and payment information (self-pay).
When completed you will receive a patient registration form by email where you can immediately proceed to the testing location in the Columbia, Maryland area. Same day service is available and your registration pass will have the testing location address and hours of operation.
Step 3: After your test has been analyzed by one of our nationally CLIA and FDA certified laboratories (Quest/ LabCorp) your results will be sent through a confidential, secure and encrypted portal to the email address that you provided. In the event that the test is non-negative, abnormal or other circumstances, a consultation with the referring physician is available.
STD Definitions/Descriptions
STD stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease, also known as STI or Sexually Transmitted Infection, meaning that these diseases are most often, but not exclusively, spread by sexual intercourse.
STDs are passed from one person to another through sexual activity which can include vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse and/or anal intercourse. Though not as common, STDs can also be transmitted through intimate physical contact such as heavy petting.
STDs do not always cause symptoms, or they may only cause mild symptoms. This makes it very possible to have an infection and not know it. Therefore, if you are sexually active it is important to get tested at least once a year. You will find the most common types of STD and STI testing below.
HIV - HIV is a sexually transmitted disease (that can be spread outside of sexual contact) known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is the virus that causes AIDS and interferes with the body's ability to fight infections.
Herpes 1 and 2 - Herpes is an infection caused by HSV (herpes simplex virus). This virus affects the external genital, anal region, mucosal surfaces and skin in other parts of the body. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses: HSV-1 9 herpes type 1, or oral herpes) and HSV-2 (herpes type 2, or genital herpes).
Gonorrhea - Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that can cause infections in the genitals, rectum and throat for both men and women. If untreated it can cause serious health issues, however, if it is caught in time it can be cured with the right medicine.
Chlamydia - Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease that may not show symptoms. However, those that do show symptoms may experience genital pain and discharge from the vagina or penis. If left untreated it can cause damaging effects to the woman's reproductive system.
Syphilis - Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that develops in different stages. The first stage involves a painless sore on the genitals, rectum or mouth. After that initial sore heals, the second stage is a rash. Then, there are no symptoms until years later which is the final stage - damaged brain, nerves, eyes and/or heart.
Many STDs can be easily cured with medication, so you can just finish your treatment and get on with your life. And even though some STDs can't be cured, there are lots of ways to treat your symptoms and prevent you from giving your STD to anyone you have sex with.
People with STDs can be in relationships, have sex, and live totally normal lives. Most people get an STD at least once, and millions are living with STDs now. Having an STD is nothing to feel ashamed of, and it doesn't mean you're "dirty" or a bad person , it just means you're a pretty normal human who got an infection. The reality is that STDs can happen to anybody who's ever been sexual with someone, which is almost everybody on earth. And a few STDs can be spread in non-sexual ways, too.
Accredited Drug Testing can schedule your STD test at an Columbia, Maryland testing facility in a confidential, friendly and professional manner. Call us today!
Handy Resources
Comprehensive Online Resources for Drug Testing
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides comprehensive information on drug testing and its role in substance use disorder treatment.
- FDA: Drug Testing
Explains the FDA's role and regulations concerning drug testing for consumers.
- PDR.net
Provides detailed drug information and safety updates through a mobile-friendly platform.
- BeSafeRx - FDA
Resource by the FDA to help consumers identify and choose safe online pharmacies.
- SAMHSA: Drug Testing Resources for the Workplace
Resources and guidelines for drug testing in the workplace.
- Drugs.com
Provides drug information, side effects, and interactions for consumers and professionals.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
Online version of the DAST to help individuals assess whether they have a drug problem.
- Merck Manuals
Consumer-friendly medical resource providing comprehensive information on a wide array of health topics, including drug testing.
- SAMHSA Store
Provides access to resources and publications on substance use prevention and treatment.
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
Information on state boards of pharmacy and regulations, including those related to drug testing.
- CDC: Workplace Health Promotion
CDC's resources on substance use and drug testing in the workplace.
- Mayo Clinic: Drug Testing
General information about the procedures and types of drug tests.
- MedlinePlus: Drug Testing
Offers information about various drug tests and their uses in medical diagnosis and treatment.
- University of Rochester Medical Center Health Encyclopedia
Provides a detailed entry on drug testing, including how tests are conducted and what they detect.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
International guidelines and information on public health, including substance abuse and drug testing.
- Healthline: Drug Testing
Consumer health site offering information on how drug tests work and what they look for.
- WebMD: Drug Testing
Provides a patient-oriented overview of drug testing and its purposes.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Provides a vast database of scientific studies, including research on drug testing and its effectiveness.
AI Overview
Overview of STD Testing
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) testing is a critical component of healthcare, essential for detecting and managing infections transmitted through sexual contact. STD testing is recommended for anyone who is sexually active, as early detection and treatment can prevent serious health consequences and limit the spread of infections to others.
Importance of STD Testing
Regular STD testing is vital because many infections often do not show symptoms immediately, or symptoms may be mild and go unnoticed. Untreated STDs can lead to severe health issues, including infertility, complications during pregnancy, and increased risk of acquiring other STDs, including HIV.
Common Types of STD Tests
- HIV Testing: Performed through blood or saliva samples to detect the presence of HIV antibodies or antigens.
- Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: These bacterial infections are typically tested via urine tests or swabs of the genital area.
- Syphilis: Diagnosed through blood testing, which can detect antibodies produced in response to the infection.
- Herpes: Although no cure exists, testing for herpes involves blood tests or swabs from an active outbreak.
- Hepatitis B and C: Blood tests are used to diagnose these viral infections, which affect the liver.
When to Get Tested
- After Unprotected Sex: It's advisable to get tested if you've had unprotected sexual contact with a new partner or multiple partners.
- If Symptoms Occur: Symptoms such as sores on the genitals, pain during urination, or unusual discharge are indications for testing.
- Regular Screenings: Annual or more frequent STD testing may be recommended for active individuals, especially if they have multiple partners.
What to Expect During STD Testing
The testing process is straightforward, involving a physical examination, the collection of samples (blood, urine, swabs), and sometimes a visual inspection of affected areas. Confidentiality is a cornerstone of STD testing, ensuring privacy and discretion in handling patient information and test results.
Benefits of STD Testing
- Early Detection and Treatment: Allows for timely treatment that can effectively manage symptoms and prevent transmission to others.
- Peace of Mind: Provides reassurance and helps maintain your health and the health of your partners.
- Prevention of Complications: Reduces the risk of the long-term health issues associated with untreated STDs.
Understanding the importance of STD testing and participating in regular screenings can significantly impact personal health and public health outcomes. It is an essential step in responsible sexual health management.
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Local Area Info: Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States, and is one of the principal cities of the Baltimore metropolitan area and the Washington metropolitan area. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, rather than merely economics and engineering. Opened in 1967, Columbia was intended to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design, but also eliminate racial, religious and class segregation.[citation needed]
Columbia proper consists only of that territory governed by the Columbia Association, but larger areas are included under its name by the U.S. Postal Service and the Census Bureau. These include several other communities which predate Columbia, including Simpsonville, Atholton, and in the case of the census, part of Clarksville. The census-designated place had a population of 99,615 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the second most populous community in Maryland after Baltimore. More recent estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey put the population at approximately 103,467 as of 2015.
Columbia was founded by James W. Rouse (1914-1996), a native of Easton, Maryland. In 1935, Rouse obtained a job in Baltimore with the Federal Housing Administration, a New Deal agency whose purpose was to promote home ownership and home construction. This position exposed Rouse to all phases of the housing industry. Later in the 1930s he co-founded a Baltimore mortgage banking business. In the 1950s his company, by then known as James W. Rouse and Company, branched out into developing shopping centers and malls. In 1957 Rouse formed Community Research and Development, Inc. (CRD) for the purpose of building, owning and operating shopping centers throughout the country. Community Research and Development, Inc., which was managed by James W. Rouse and Company, became a publicly traded company in 1961. In 1966, Community Research and Development, Inc. changed its name to The Rouse Company, after it had acquired James W. Rouse and Company in exchange for company stock.