STD Testing Centers
North Reading, MA
Same Day Service
No Doctor Visit Or Insurance Required
Accredited Drug Testing provides multiple STD tests at our North Reading, Massachusetts 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 North Reading, MA 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 North Reading, Massachusetts STD testing centers within minutes of your home or office. All testing information and results are confidential.
17 MAIN ST APT 2A 3.5 miles
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
66B CONCORD ST 4.0 miles
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
On-site only 5.1 miles
Wakefield, MA 1880
16 Main Street 5.2 miles
Stoneham, MA 2180
800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 5.8 miles
WOBURN, MA 1801
600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400 5.8 miles
Woburn, MA 1801
1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 6.2 miles
PEABODY, MA 1960
194 NORTH ST 6.2 miles
DANVERS, MA 1923
52 BOW ST 6.3 miles
STONEHAM, MA 2180
P.O. Box 546 6.6 miles
Andover, MA 1810
371 BROADWAY 6.6 miles
SAUGUS, MA 1906
229 Andover Street 6.9 miles
Peabody, MA 1960
140 Commonwealth Ave, 7.0 miles
Danvers, MA 1923
ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 7.0 miles
STONEHAM, MA 2180
POH on-site only 7.1 miles
WOBURN, MA 1801
Onsite Only 7.1 miles
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
138 Haverhill St, 7.6 miles
Andover, MA 1810
271 WESTERN AVE STE102 7.8 miles
LYNN, MA 1904
48 HAMILTON AVE 8.5 miles
BILLERICA, MA 1821
510 BOSTON RD 9.4 miles
BILLERICA, MA 1821
200 SUTTON ST STE 135 9.5 miles
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 1845
90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 9.6 miles
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
345 MAIN ST 9.8 miles
TEWKSBURY, MA 1876
1 GENERAL ST 9.9 miles
LAWRENCE, MA 1841
20 S BORDER RD 10.1 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
219 CENTRE ST 10.3 miles
MALDEN, MA 2148
221 Boston Rd, Suite 1, 10.6 miles
Billerica, MA 1862
92 HIGH ST 10.9 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
700 Rogers Street, 10.9 miles
Lowell, MA 1854
37 MANNING ST 11.1 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
1 Branch St, 11.4 miles
Methuen, MA 1844
60 EAST ST STE 1400 11.4 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
58 BEDFORD ST 11.5 miles
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
35 BEDFORD ST 11.5 miles
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
101 STATION LNDG 11.8 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205 12.2 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2 12.2 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
1 HOSPITAL DR 12.3 miles
LOWELL, MA 1852
5 MIDDLESEX AVE 12.7 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
10 CAMBRIA ST 13.0 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
16 WESTWOOD RD 13.1 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 13.3 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
601 Concord Ave 13.4 miles
Cambridge, MA 2138
12 EVERETT ST 13.6 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
156 SAINT ANDREW RD 13.9 miles
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
215 SUMMER ST STE 14 13.9 miles
HAVERHILL, MA 1830
39 Village Square, 13.9 miles
Chelmsford, MA 1824
1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 13.9 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
41 CARLETON RD 14.0 miles
BELMONT, MA 2478
1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 14.0 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
1 HARBORSIDE DR 14.1 miles
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
52 CREST AVE STE 7A 14.2 miles
WINTHROP, MA 2152
296 Main Street 14.3 miles
Haverhill, MA 1830
98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 14.6 miles
BOSTON, MA 2114
Onsite Only #1 14.7 miles
Cambridge, MA 2139
114 WESTERN AVE 14.8 miles
ALLSTON, MA 2134
124 WESTERN AVE 14.8 miles
ALLSTON, MA 2134
9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2 14.9 miles
WINTHROP, MA 2152
10 RESEARCH PL STE 200 15.1 miles
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 1863
101 ARCH ST STE 20 15.2 miles
BOSTON, MA 2110
376 Arsenal Street 15.2 miles
Watertown, MA 2472
1101 Beacon St, 1st floor 16.0 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 16.0 miles
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
289 Main St, 16.0 miles
Salem, NH 3079
1180 Beacon St Ste 1D, 16.0 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
358 HARVARD ST 16.1 miles
BROOKLINE, MA 2446
31 STILES RD STE 1300 16.1 miles
SALEM, NH 3079
45 Stiles Rd Ste 102, 16.1 miles
Salem, NH 3079
1285 Beacon St 16.2 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A 16.3 miles
SALEM, NH 3079
1030 MAIN ST 16.4 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2451
159 N BROADWAY 16.4 miles
SALEM, NH 3079
319 Longwood Ave, 16.4 miles
Boston, MA 2115
500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350 16.5 miles
BEVERLY, MA 1915
850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67 16.6 miles
BOSTON, MA 2118
9 HOPE AVE 16.6 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2453
70 HOPE AVE APT 409 16.7 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2453
125 PARKER HILL AVE 17.0 miles
BOSTON, MA 2120
51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 17.3 miles
Waltham, MA 2453
1 MARINA PARK DR. 17.3 miles
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208 18.2 miles
NEWTON CENTER, MA 2459
49 RANGE RD STE 101 18.5 miles
WINDHAM, NH 3087
24 MORRILL PL 20.3 miles
AMESBURY, MA 1913
2100 DORCHESTER AVE 20.5 miles
DORCHESTER, MA 2124
1996 CENTRE ST 20.6 miles
WEST ROXBURY, MA 2132
228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY 20.8 miles
NASHUA, NH 3060
922 HIGHLAND AVE 21.1 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2494
7 DEANE ST 21.3 miles
MAYNARD, MA 1754
286 NEHOIDEN ST 21.8 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
148 CHESTNUT ST 22.1 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
199 REEDSDALE RD 22.2 miles
MILTON, MA 2186
92 HIGHLAND ST 22.4 miles
MILTON, MA 2186
300 Main St, 22.9 miles
Nashua, NH 3060
200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203 23.0 miles
DEDHAM, MA 2026
370 PROVIDENCE HWY 23.0 miles
DEDHAM, MA 2026
165 GRANITE ST 23.1 miles
QUINCY, MA 2169
21 SCHOOL ST 23.1 miles
QUINCY, MA 2169
500 Congress St Ste 1e, 23.7 miles
Quincy, MA 2169
166 KINSLEY ST STE 203 23.7 miles
NASHUA, NH 3060
190 N MAIN ST 23.8 miles
NATICK, MA 1760
8 AUBURN ST 23.8 miles
NASHUA, NH 3064
7 FRANCINE RD 24.0 miles
FRAMINGHAM, MA 1701
2 Adams Place Suite 305 24.0 miles
Quincy, MA 2169
945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W 24.3 miles
NATICK, MA 1760
50 NASHUA RD STE 301 24.3 miles
LONDONDERRY, NH 3053
14A BROAD ST 24.4 miles
NASHUA, NH 3064
17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202 24.6 miles
NASHUA, NH 3062
10 FORBES RD STE 260E 24.6 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
340 Wood Rd, Suite 302, 24.9 miles
Braintree, MA 2184
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 North Reading, Massachusetts 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 North Reading, Massachusetts 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 North Reading, Massachusetts 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: North Reading, Massachusetts
The area was first settled in 1651 when the town of Reading received a special land grant north of the Ipswich River. It was officially incorporated as the separate town of North Reading in 1853. North Reading borders Andover, North Andover, Middleton, Lynnfield, Reading, and Wilmington.
"Original grants of large farmsteads along the river during the mid-17th century brought six families to the settlement before 1680. The economy of the town in the 17th and 18th century was based on subsistence farming with limited hop production. There was a sawmill on Lob's Pond by 1694 and grist and saw mills at the village center by 1794. Some small scale boot and shoe making was underway by 1820, and by 1850 small sheds or shops to make shoes were attached to almost every house in town. These shops produced cheap footwear that was sold south to clothe slaves, and the Civil War destroyed the town's industry. The principal products of the town in the early 20th century were milk, apples and fruits."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35.0 km²), of which 13.2 square miles (34.3 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), or 1.85%, is water.