STD Test in Houston

 

STD Testing in Houston.

Auspicious Lab offering most common kinds of STD testing in Houston. We know that an STD (STI) test can be embarrassing, so patient privacy is a priority with us.  At Auspicious Laboratory, we understand our patients’ concerns and we strictly follow HIPAA rules, keeping each patient’s personal information very confidential.  For self-paying patients, a doctor’s referral is not required.  Any or all medical records are released only to the patient.

Who Should Be Tested For STD?

As long as you’re sexually active, you should be tested for STDs at least once a year.  If you have more than one partner, share intravenous (IV) needles, or don’t always practice safer sex by using a condom each time you have intercourse, you should be tested every 3 to 6 months.

*  All adults and adolescents from ages 13 to 64 should be tested at least once  for HIV

*  All sexually active women younger than 25 years should be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia every year.

*  Women considering to have baby and during the pregnancy shall have STD  tested.   Testing and treating pregnant women for STDs is a vital way to prevent serious health complications to both mother and baby that may otherwise happen with infection.

What is  STD?.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD), also known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are very common.  Millions of new infections occur every year in the United States.

     STDs pass from one person to another through vaginal, oral and anal sex.  They can also be spread though intimate physical contact like heavy petting, though this is not very common.

     STDs don’t always cause symptoms or may only cause mild symptoms.  Therefore, it is possible to have an infection and not know it.  That is why getting an STD test is important if you are having sex.  If you receive a positive STD diagnosis, know that all variants are treatable with medicine and some are curable entirely. 

STDs are preventable.  If you have sex, know how to protect yourself and your sex partner(s) from STDs.

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