STD Testing Centers
Milton, IL
Same Day Service
No Doctor Visit Or Insurance Required
Accredited Drug Testing provides multiple STD tests at our Milton, Illinois 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 Milton, IL 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 Milton, Illinois STD testing centers within minutes of your home or office. All testing information and results are confidential.
875 ROOSEVELT RD STE 200 1.5 miles
GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137
130 S MAIN ST 1ST FL IMMEDIATE CARE OCC HEALTH 2.4 miles
LOMBARD, IL 60148
129 W SAINT CHARLES RD 2.4 miles
LOMBARD, IL 60148
701 WINTHROP AVE 2.6 miles
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 60139
2340 S Highland Ave Ste 330, 3.7 miles
Lombard, IL 60148
211 E ARMY TRAIL RD 4.0 miles
BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108
273 E ARMY TRAIL RD 4.0 miles
BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108
639 W NORTH AVE 4.0 miles
VILLA PARK, IL 60181
303 E Army Trail Rd, Ste 111 4.0 miles
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
471 W Army Trail Rd Ste 101, 5.2 miles
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
245 S GARY AVE STE 101 5.3 miles
BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108
1339 W LAKE ST 5.3 miles
ADDISON, IL 60101
303 W LAKE ST 5.4 miles
ADDISON, IL 60101
113 W LAKE ST 5.6 miles
BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108
533 W North Ave, LL Suite 50 5.8 miles
Elmhurst, IL 60126
1200 S YORK RD Center for Health 6.6 miles
ELMHURST, IL 60126
321 W LAKE ST STE C 6.7 miles
ELMHURST, IL 60126
155 E BRUSH HILL RD 6.7 miles
ELMHURST, IL 60126
1020 E OGDEN AVE STE 208 6.8 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60563
565 N YORK ST 7.1 miles
ELMHURST, IL 60126
1113 Fairview Ave, 8.2 miles
Westmont, IL 60559
534 CHESTNUT ST, STE 230 8.5 miles
HINSDALE, IL 60521
40 S CLAY ST STE 100E 8.5 miles
HINSDALE, IL 60521
1240 IL ROUTE 83 8.6 miles
BENSENVILLE, IL 60106
1515 E LAKE ST STE 100 8.6 miles
HANOVER PARK, IL 60133
640 S Washington St Ste 140, 8.7 miles
Naperville, IL 60540
801 S WASHINGTON ST 8.8 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60540
636 RAYMOND DR STE 102 8.8 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60563
2450 WOLF RD STE I 8.8 miles
WESTCHESTER, IL 60154
1190 S NAPER BLVD 9.0 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60540
1220 HOBSON RD STE 220 9.0 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60540
7530 WOODWARD AVE 9.0 miles
WOODRIDGE, IL 60517
7530 Woodward Ave. Suite G, 9.0 miles
Woodridge, IL 60517
126 BIESTERFIELD RD 9.2 miles
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
1971 Gowdy Road 9.3 miles
Naperville, IL 60563
18W125 RODGERS CT 9.5 miles
DARIEN, IL 60561
1983 N MANNHEIM RD 9.7 miles
MELROSE PARK, IL 60160
519 S ROSELLE RD 9.7 miles
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193
7421 S CASS AVE 9.9 miles
DARIEN, IL 60561
2615 HARRISON ST 10.3 miles
BELLWOOD, IL 60104
10137 GRAND AVE 10.3 miles
FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131
535 PLAINFIELD RD STE C 10.3 miles
WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527
1375 E SCHAUMBURG RD 10.5 miles
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60194
5101 WILLOW SPRINGS RD 10.7 miles
LA GRANGE, IL 60525
4200 MANNHEIM RD 10.7 miles
SCHILLER PARK, IL 60176
125 N LA GRANGE RD 10.9 miles
LA GRANGE, IL 60525
1830 JARVIS AVE 10.9 miles
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
141 E. IRVING PARK ROAD 10.9 miles
STREAMWOOD, IL 60107
Fitness Department, 10.9 miles
Melrose Park, IL 60101
2200 LANDMEIER RD STE 2200 10.9 miles
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
O'Hare International Airport Terminal 2 11.1 miles
Chicago, IL 60666
6300 KINGERY HWY STE 404 11.1 miles
WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527
1225 W LAKE ST STE 101 11.3 miles
MELROSE PARK, IL 60160
2900 FOXFIELD RD STE 100 11.5 miles
SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174
808 E Woodfield Rd Ste 400, 11.5 miles
Schaumburg, IL 60173
ONSITE ONLY 11.7 miles
WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527
484 W Boughton Rd, 11.7 miles
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
2853 KIRK RD 11.8 miles
AURORA, IL 60502
6555 WILLOW SPRINGS RD STE 6 11.8 miles
LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL 60525
3052 WEBER DR 11.9 miles
AURORA, IL 60502
361 W GOLF RD 11.9 miles
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60195
525 TYLER RD STE J 12.1 miles
SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174
2635 Church Rd Ste 105 12.2 miles
Aurora, IL 60502
130 N WEBER RD STE 108 12.2 miles
BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440
6170 JOLIET RD 12.2 miles
COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525
4100 HEALTHWAY DR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICEES 12.6 miles
AURORA, IL 60504
1555 BARRINGTON RD 12.8 miles
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60169
1188 E STATE ST STE D 13.0 miles
GENEVA, IL 60134
480 QUADRANGLE DR 13.0 miles
BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440
2334A W HIGGINS RD 13.0 miles
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60195
309 WALNUT ST 13.1 miles
SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174
7222 W CERMAK RD 13.1 miles
NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546
725 FABYAN PARKWAY, SUITE D 13.1 miles
BATAVIA, IL 60510
391 S BOLINGBROOK DR 13.1 miles
BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440
2500 W Higgins Rd Ste 460, 13.2 miles
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
2272 W 95TH STREET, STE 100 13.3 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60564
9532 EAGLE WAY 13.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60678
1060 S ELMHURST RD 13.3 miles
MOUNT PROSPECT, IL 60056
4830 N Cumberland Ave Ste 9 13.4 miles
Norridge, IL 60706
4900 N CUMBERLAND AVE 13.4 miles
NORRIDGE, IL 60706
2500 W FABYAN PKWY 13.5 miles
BATAVIA, IL 60510
610 S Maple Ave, Ste 5800 13.6 miles
Oak Park, IL 60304
3040 SOUTHCREEK LANE 13.6 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
800 W CENTRAL RD 13.6 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
1100 W. Central Rd., Suite 402 13.6 miles
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
605 W CENTRAL RD STE 101 13.6 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
2333 N HARLEM AVE STE 100 13.8 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60707
3360 LACROSSE LN STE 110 13.9 miles
NAPERVILLE, IL 60564
7230 W NORTH AVE STE 106B 14.0 miles
ELMWOOD PARK, IL 60707
2380 S ELMHURST RD 14.1 miles
MOUNT PROSPECT, IL 60056
815 N RANDALL RD 14.1 miles
BATAVIA, IL 60510
7107 W BELMONT AVE 14.1 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60634
3101 N HARLEM AVE LOWER LEVEL 14.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60634
2000 OGDEN AVE 14.2 miles
AURORA, IL 60504
1955 RANDI DR 14.3 miles
AURORA, IL 60504
2631 WILLIAMSBURG AVE, STE 206 14.3 miles
GENEVA, IL 60134
2088 Ogden Ave, Ste 240 14.4 miles
Aurora, IL 60504
121 SOUTH WILKE RD, #405 14.5 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
4949 EUCLID AVE 14.6 miles
PALATINE, IL 60067
13641 S ROUTE 59 14.6 miles
Plainfield, IL 60544
7742 W HIGGINS RD 14.7 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60631
413 S HARVEY AVE 14.7 miles
OAK PARK, IL 60302
537 N HARVEY AVE 14.7 miles
OAK PARK, IL 60302
1214 Brownwood Ste B 14.8 miles
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
6191 N CANFIELD AVE 14.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60631
726 S WEBER RD 14.9 miles
BOLINGBROOK, IL 60490
3060 W SALT CREEK LN STE 110 15.0 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
1545 HICKS RD 15.1 miles
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL 60008
3310 W Main St, 15.1 miles
St Charles, IL 60175
3310 W MAIN STREET, STE 105 15.1 miles
SAINT CHARLES, IL 60175
1280 WINDHAM PKWY 15.1 miles
ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446
100 N RIVER RD 15.3 miles
DES PLAINES, IL 60016
143 S LINCOLN AVE STE B 15.3 miles
AURORA, IL 60505
151 S LINCOLN AVE 15.4 miles
AURORA, IL 60505
82 Miller Dr Ste 101, 15.5 miles
North Aurora, IL 60542
5601 W CERMAK RD 15.7 miles
CICERO, IL 60804
371 West Northwest Highway 15.8 miles
Palatine, IL 60067
1600 Dempster St Ste 218, 15.9 miles
Park Ridge, IL 60068
50 S NORTHWEST HWY 16.1 miles
PALATINE, IL 60074
3333 BEVERLY RD 16.1 miles
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60179
6500 W 65TH ST 16.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60638
8630 W GOLF RD 16.7 miles
NILES, IL 60714
902 W DUNDEE RD RIDGE PLAZA 16.9 miles
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60004
337 W. Northwest Highway, 16.9 miles
Palatine, IL 60067
1851 DOUGLAS RD 17.0 miles
MONTGOMERY, IL 60538
8755 S HARLEM AVE 17.1 miles
BRIDGEVIEW, IL 60455
24600 W 127TH ST 17.1 miles
PLAINFIELD, IL 60585
530 N MCLEAN BLVD 17.1 miles
ELGIN, IL 60123
1870 W GALENA BLVD 17.1 miles
AURORA, IL 60506
4126 N Milwaukee Ave, 17.1 miles
Chicago, IL 60641
13246 S ROUTE 59 STE 106 17.3 miles
PLAINFIELD, IL 60585
4211 N CICERO AVE 17.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60641
24600 W 127th St Ste 310, Building B 17.4 miles
Plainfield, IL 60585
4757 W MONTROSE AVE 17.4 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60641
4940 S CICERO AVE 17.8 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60638
8125 RIVER DR STE 102 17.8 miles
MORTON GROVE, IL 60053
5015 W 65TH ST 17.9 miles
BEDFORD PARK, IL 60638
4801 W Peterson Ave Ste 205, 18.1 miles
Chicago, IL 60646
770 E Dundee Rd 18.2 miles
Palatine, IL 60074
6449 DEMPSTER ST 18.2 miles
MORTON GROVE, IL 60053
750 Fletcher Dr Ste 202, 18.3 miles
Elgin, IL 60123
1 KRAFT CT 18.6 miles
GLENVIEW, IL 60025
5525 S PULASKI RD FL 3 18.7 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60629
2150 PFINGSTEN RD STE 3000 18.8 miles
GLENVIEW, IL 60026
2150 PFINGSTEN RD 18.8 miles
GLENVIEW, IL 60026
1044 N FRANCISCO AVE 19.0 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60622
5660 W 95TH ST 19.1 miles
OAK LAWN, IL 60453
7800 W College Dr, Room 1-W 19.2 miles
Palos Heights, IL 60463
12255 S 80TH AVE 19.4 miles
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463
117 S COOK ST STE 306 19.4 miles
BARRINGTON, IL 60010
16221 W 159th St 19.5 miles
Lockport, IL 60441
835 S WOLCOTT AVE STE E144 19.5 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60612
1710 N RANDALL ROAD STE 240 19.6 miles
ELGIN, IL 60123
544A W DUNDEE RD 19.7 miles
WHEELING, IL 60090
1431 N Western Ave Ste 137, 19.7 miles
Chicago, IL 60622
14330 S WILL COOK RD 19.7 miles
HOMER GLEN, IL 60491
2601 COMPASS RD, STE 130 19.8 miles
GLENVIEW NAS, IL 60026
2591 Compass Rd Ste 110, 19.8 miles
Glenview, IL 60026
15 S MCHENRY RD 19.9 miles
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
1000 S HAMILTON ST 20.0 miles
LOCKPORT, IL 60441
5961 N LINCOLN AVE UNIT 2 20.1 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60659
1520 N DAMEN AVE 20.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60622
REMIT ONLY: DEPT 77-6478 20.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60678
75 REMITTANCE DR STE 1660 20.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60675
5533 W 109TH ST STE 103 20.4 miles
OAK LAWN, IL 60453
2490 BUSHWOOD DR STE F 20.4 miles
ELGIN, IL 60124
4709 W. Golf, Suite 806 20.6 miles
Skokie, IL 60076
14475 John Humphrey Dr Ste 100, 20.6 miles
Orland Park, IL 60462
2400 N. Ashland Ave Suite 100 20.8 miles
Chicago, IL 60614
3145 S ASHLAND AVE STE 110 20.8 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60608
3316 S ASHLAND AVE 20.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60608
1411 MCHENRY RD STE 103 20.9 miles
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
2300 W PETERSON AVE 21.0 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60659
10837 S Cicero Ave Ste 310, 21.0 miles
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
1230 W LAKE ST 21.1 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60607
onsite for POH only 21.2 miles
ORLAND PARK, IL 60462
6701 US HIGHWAY 34 21.2 miles
OSWEGO, IL 60543
306 ERA DR 21.2 miles
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
311 N ABERDEEN ST STE 100B 21.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60607
1030 W CHICAGO AVE 21.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60642
605 ACADEMY DR 21.4 miles
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
2361 Reliable Parkway 21.5 miles
Chicago, IL 60686
2393 Reliable Parkway 21.5 miles
Chicago, IL 60686
1460 N Halsted St Ste 201, 21.6 miles
Chicago, IL 60642
3317 W 95TH ST LOWR LEVEL STE 5 21.6 miles
EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805
1450 Busch Pkwy, 21.7 miles
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
350 Surryse Rd, 21.8 miles
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
614 W MONROE ST 21.8 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60661
5709 S. Loomis Blvd 21.8 miles
Chicago, IL 60636
600 W ADAMS ST 21.8 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60661
3000 N. Halsted, Suite 604 21.9 miles
Chicago, IL 60657
9570 W 159TH ST STE A 22.0 miles
ORLAND PARK, IL 60467
10737 W. 165TH STREET 22.0 miles
ORLAND PARK, IL 60467
2868 N BROADWAY ST 22.1 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60657
16101 WEBER RD 22.1 miles
CREST HILL, IL 60403
300 W ADAMS ST STE 835 22.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60606
2306 ESSINGTON RD 22.2 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
22285 Pepper Road, Suite S-107 22.3 miles
Barrington, IL 60010
36 W RANDOLPH ST STE 705 22.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60601
219 W CHICAGO AVE 22.3 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60654
2800 N Sheridan Rd Ste G1, 22.3 miles
Chicago, IL 60657
6140 N BROADWAY ST 22.4 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60660
800 Austin St, East Tower Ste 457 22.4 miles
Evanston, IL 60202
650 W 51ST ST 22.5 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60609
811 S STATE ST STE B 22.6 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60605
111 N Wabash Ave Ste 1514, 22.7 miles
Chicago, IL 60602
55 E WASHINGTON ST STE 2500 22.7 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60602
300 E RANDOLPH ST CL404 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60601
2907 S WABASH AVE STE 100 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60616
3201 S WALLACE ST 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60616
676 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 900 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60611
On-Site ONLY 22.9 miles
Plainfield, IL 60586
2600 S Michigan Ave 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60616
233 E ERIE ST STE 602 22.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60611
4742 CAL SAG RD 23.0 miles
CRESTWOOD, IL 60445
4800 W 129TH ST 23.1 miles
ALSIP, IL 60803
2929 S ELLIS AVE 23.5 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60616
800 N LARKIN AVE 23.7 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
250 E MAPLE ST 23.8 miles
NEW LENOX, IL 60451
1051 ESSINGTON RD STE 140 23.8 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
18210 LA GRANGE RD STE 110 23.9 miles
TINLEY PARK, IL 60487
1734 W 105TH ST 23.9 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60643
750 ESSINGTON RD 24.1 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
16325 HARLEM AVE STE 110 24.2 miles
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
10242 S VINCENNES AVE 24.2 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60643
2000 GLENWOOD AVE 24.2 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
2100 GLENWOOD AVE 24.3 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
330 MADISON ST STE B2 24.3 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
310 N. Hammes Ave Ste 102, 24.4 miles
Joliet, IL 60435
333 MADISON ST 24.4 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
5841 S MARYLAND AVE 24.6 miles
CHICAGO, IL 60637
32 UNO CIR 24.7 miles
JOLIET, IL 60435
1122 W VETERANS PKWY 24.7 miles
YORKVILLE, IL 60560
1100 W VETERANS PKWY 24.7 miles
YORKVILLE, IL 60560
17148 HARLEM AVE 24.9 miles
TINLEY PARK, IL 60477
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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 Milton, Illinois 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: Il Penseroso
Il Penseroso (The Serious Man) is a vision of poetic melancholy by John Milton, first found in the 1645/1646 quarto of verses The Poems of Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin, published by Humphrey Moseley. It was presented as a companion piece to L'Allegro, a vision of poetic mirth. The speaker of this reflective ode dispels "vain deluding Joys" from his mind in a ten-line prelude, before invoking "divinest Melancholy" to inspire his future verses. The melancholic mood is idealised by the speaker as a means by which to "attain / To something like prophetic strain," and for the central action of Il Penseroso – which, like L'Allegro, proceeds in couplets of iambic tetrameter – the speaker speculates about the poetic inspiration that would transpire if the imagined goddess of Melancholy he invokes were his Muse. The highly digressive style Milton employs in L'Allegro and Il Penseroso dually precludes any summary of the poems' dramatic action as it renders them interpretively ambiguous to critics. However, it can surely be said that the vision of poetic inspiration offered by the speaker of Il Penseroso is an allegorical exploration of a contemplative paradigm of poetic genre.
It is uncertain when L'Allegro and Il Penseroso were composed, as they do not appear in Milton's Trinity College manuscript of poetry. However, the settings found in the poem suggest that they were possibly composed ca. 1631 shortly after Milton left Cambridge in 1629.
As prelude to his invocation of Melancholy, the speaker dismisses joy from his imagination. Its rhythm of alternate lines of iambic trimeter and iambic pentameter is identical to that of the first 10 lines of L'Allegro: