STI testing
The practical questions: when to test, what a window period is, and what an at-home test can and cannot tell you.
Testing for sti testing
STI symptoms
Start from what you noticed, and work towards which test answers it.
Read →STI testing
There is no single STI test. Here is what each one actually covers.
Read →When should I get tested?
Four situations that justify a test, and the timing that makes each one meaningful.
Read →Can you have an STI without symptoms?
Yes — and for several infections, silence is the normal presentation.
Read →At-home STI testing
Instant tests you read yourself — what they are good at, and what they are not.
Read →When to test after exposure
Waiting feels wrong, but the window period decides whether a result means anything.
Read →How STI testing works
Two different questions — has your immune system responded, or is the organism here?
Read →Tests for this topic
OraQuick In-Home HIV Test
An HIV answer at home, in 20 to 40 minutes, with no blood.
First To Know Syphilis Test Kit
A single drop of blood, a syphilis answer in 15 minutes.
Visby Women's Sexual Health Test
Three common infections from one self-collected swab, in about 30 minutes.