Choose the right test based on your sex, symptoms, and exposure
Get tested at a clinic, doctor’s office, sexual health center, or lab
Provide a urine sample if requested
Give a blood sample if requested
Swab the vagina, cervix, penis, throat, rectum, or sores if requested
Test for chlamydia and gonorrhea with urine or swab tests
Test for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis with blood tests
Test for trichomoniasis with urine or swab tests
Test for herpes with a swab of a sore or a blood test if appropriate
Test for HPV through cervical screening if recommended
Follow the timing window after exposure before testing
Repeat testing if the first test was done too early
Avoid sex until results are back if you have symptoms or a recent exposure
Ask about testing for all STIs, not just one
Get retested after treatment if advised
Test regularly if you have new or multiple partners
Use home STI test kits only from trusted sources
Seek urgent care if you have severe symptoms, pelvic pain, testicular pain, or fever