Do you have to take two different tests to screen for HIV & STDs??
596986
There is a blood test for HIV and a mouth swab for HIV.  For STD's I believe you may be able to do some through blood but most have to be done during a gynecological exam.  You can't be tested for HIV through a vaginal swab that I know of.  These tests can be performed during one visit to the doctor but are two separate tests.
672761
You are in charge of your health. You should want to know if you have HIV anyway.
1147054
I do not know where you are located, but here in NYC, the Health Department offers FREE confidential and anonymous rapid HIV testing (fingerstick blood test -- starting to use cheek swap test as well) for anyone regardless of reason. While everyone who wishes to get a test receives counseling (talking about the symptoms, the test, and what the results may possibly mean), no one is turned away.\n\nAny large municipal health department should do the same. If you are not in a large city, check for your local planned parenthood center who should be able to do the test or direct you to where you could have one for free.\n\nIf you need additional info or help, e-mail me.\n\nAs for Edmundo, while Blood Banks routinely test blood for HIV and other diseases, that is not a good way to have your blood screened.
977173
Not necessarily.   STD is short for "Sexually Transmitted Disease"...... and  there are many types.\n\nHIV and Aids fall into that category, but there are too many other possibilities too.    \n\nRespect yourself and your partner.  Do NOT have unprotected sexual contact with an infected person or someone who suspects they may be infected, but hasn't been tested yet.   \n\nRemember:  no matter how good a condom may be,..... it is not 100% protection.    \n\nThere is only one 100% safe method - Abstinence...... which means............. don't have sex.
1084128
Yes! it's called a PCR  by RNA it requires freezing, this  test is also sometimes used to predict HIV
765617
No!!! Some people carry STDs for many years without knowing it. This is why it is important to get tested if you have reason to suspect you have contracted an STD.
1039462
I would say yes.  You might not have to get tested for STD's because you're not sexually active.  But the PAP smear tests for cancerous cells in your cervix, and those can develop any time.  You don't want to risk your future fertility or health - Make, and keep those annual appointments!!
345831
The newest test for the HIV can be done within 3 months, after this period if u have a negative result, this is negative, and if u have a positive u have to take another test to confirm, its test its called Western Blot, and the first test is called ELISA. The first one is cheaper and faster, but some times it have a mistake and get a false positive, the second one its more expensive and slow, but its more efficient\n\n===========\n\nSome doctors say u have to wait 6 months, but with the newest technologies it can be in 3 months
894564
Usually there is a panel of tests done for herpes I and II, chlamydia, HIV, gonorrhea, maybe HPV. This is usually all done by blood but may not be covered by insurance. If you have insurance they will pay for it exposure to an STD is suspected. I'm not familiar with the "umbrella test" it may have to do with a urethra swab (not usually done anymore).
147994
You aren't a patient unless you are being treated.  The only way to find out if you have an HIV infection is to be tested.
662245
I think that you should go to some more doctors and get tested but, also tell them of your other problems and complications with your previous test. You should also provide them with you medical records so that they would know how to correctly determine your test. It is highly impossible that you could have HIV if yo have never had any sexual contact or any blood transfusions or have never used any needles. That sounds very odd to me. So don't just go to one or two more doctors, go to as many as you can because it is obvious that there is something interfering with the result of your tests. GOOD LUCK and I will keep you in my prayers.
947547
what is meant by the two kit algorith, I think the concept is that we need to rule out false positives after the first test (A good screening test is sensitive but not specific, ELISA in this case) there are multiple reasons for this, the second test, western blot is highly specific. Once confirmed then we can jump up to expensive and detailed things like virus levels  or treatment etc, hope this answers your query, good luck
332834
That's not one that I've heard of, but a follow up confirmatory test will tell if you have HIV or not.\n\nUsually an Elisa test is done first.  If that is positive, then blood from the same sample will be tested with a Western Blot test.  The Western Blot is specific to HIV - so if it's positive, then you are HIV positive.\n\nMany things can throw an Elisa test off - pregnancy, lupus, flu vaccine, hepatitis (past or present infection,) hepatitis vaccines, etc.
901965
its just your hormones, but you should get tested for hiv if your at risk.
261185
HIV tests may be of different types.Like the screening tests(SPOT TEST,Easy to do but not confirmatory) or the confirmatory tests(Western Blot).A person will go in for the confirmatory tests when he/she comes out positive in the sceening test,Mind you that person can still be a false positive,so to confirm they goes in for the confirmatory test.To answer your query i would have to say,he/she go for these tests if he/she feels that they might have been exposed to the virus by any of the known modes of transmission.
2910
Three to six months from your last unsafe sexual experience is the amount of time you need to wait to get an HIV test. Depending on the source, you will get differing opinions about this "window" of time between infection and HIV antibody detection in a blood test. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends six months, some city and state health departments advise waiting two months, while the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), the oldest and largest HIV and AIDS service organization in the world, suggests a three-month waiting period. Alice thinks that six months is a long time to wait for HIV test results, and a negative or positive test result three months after possible HIV exposure can be considered reliable, although not 100 percent accurate.
630700
you take a std test, and it is positive