Sexual Health Test – CYBH Test

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If you want to be checked for STD infection or to have a sexual health check, you can choose to see your own family doctor or prefer a sexual health specialist laboratory, family health center, neighborhood health centers, state hospitals or training and research hospitals. You can choose an option regarding the services that suits you and will make you feel comfortable. There are extensive and comprehensive STD 10, STD 13, STD 15 tests in our laboratory for STD Test for sexually transmitted diseases. STD 15 is currently the most comprehensive STD test for sexually transmitted diseases in Turkey.

Specialist doctor visit

The specialist doctor, also called a microbiology or infectious diseases specialist, is the first person to see if you have a sexual disease or STI health problem. In most cases, doctors prefer to make an appointment in advance.

You can choose to see your current family doctor or look for a different doctor. The choice is yours. Everyone looks for different things in their doctor. You may choose a doctor based on your comfort, gender, or expertise in a particular field. You need to feel comfortable and safe talking to your doctor.

A good doctor:

• listens to what you have to say,
• does not judge your behavior,
• may ask you questions about your health, time of sexual contact and sexual preferences,
• you feel comfortable
• You can easily explain your special preferences to them in a way they can understand,
• talks about how to protect your health
• answers your questions.

Security

Our law requires that consultations with your doctor or any STD specialist be confidential, but there are situations where they may be required to disclose information if they have serious concerns about your or someone else’s safety. For example, they may need to lift confidentiality if someone is at risk of seriously harming themselves or someone else, or if they suspect that a young person has been subjected to physical, emotional or sexual abuse.

If you are unsure of what a doctor should report, then you should ask them what they should report and to whom they should report. If it worries you, it’s a good idea to ask at the beginning of the consultation.

When you turn 18, you have the same right to privacy as an adult.

How much does it cost to have an STD test?

The cost of an STD infection test can vary. It depends on which tests you have.
If you do not have social security or are not covered by SSI, you may incur a higher cost for the sexual health test. You can benefit from your social security in our laboratory and the information cannot be viewed by your family or doctor in systems such as e-pulse. Confidentiality is essential in our labs.

What happens when you visit our lab for STD Test?

If you want to see a specialist doctor, laboratory personnel or consultant in our laboratory, it is a better idea to make an appointment, but there is always a specialist doctor in our laboratory during working hours, consultation and testing services are always available in our laboratory for cases that require an appointment or urgent testing.

When you first come to our lab, you will be asked some questions about your general health and sexual health. These are your sexual orientation, sexual practice, number of sexual partners, etc. It includes personal questions such as: If you answer these questions honestly, our staff can better understand your needs. Your answers will be kept confidential. In addition, you can be sure that your name or identity information will never be shared with anyone without your permission when coming to the laboratory.

When answering questions, it’s also important to take the opportunity to ask any questions you can think of.

Depending on how many staff members work at the clinic, you can choose whether you prefer to see a male or female doctor/nurse.

If, after the initial consultation, the doctor says this is necessary, you will need to return for follow-up. You can then be given the test results and the doctor can check the effectiveness of the treatment, also giving you another opportunity to ask questions. Test results such as HIV and hepatitis C are not usually available over the phone.

Sexual health test check – STD Test

A sexual health check is an opportunity to discuss any sexual health concerns you may have, including concerns about STDs and HIV.

It’s always a good idea to have regular sexual health testing if you are sexually active. You don’t have to have physical symptoms to pass a sexual health test. Go to get tested to find out what to get tested for sexual health testing.

A standard sexual health test will include:

• sexual intercourse history
• inspection and tests
• follow-up
• may include informing your partner.

Suspected history of sexual intercourse

During the sexual health test, you will be asked questions about your sexual history. These are standard questions your doctor will ask every patient. While many questions are personal in nature, you should answer honestly enough that the information you provide will enable your doctor to better meet your health needs. You can skip questions that you prefer not to answer.

Your doctor respects your privacy. There are a limited number of situations where they may need to report information, for example if they have serious concerns about your or someone else’s safety. When you turn 18, you have the same right to privacy as an adult.

Questions can focus on:

• whether you have any physical symptoms
• any STD you may have had before
• sexual behavior (for example, what type of sex you had)
• relationship history (for example, how could your partner be)
• menstrual cycle and birth control (for example, how regular your menstrual period is)
• drug and alcohol use
• General questions about your health and medication history, if not yet known.

Inspection and tests

Physical exams can be embarrassing, but they are an important part of a sexual health checkup. Your doctor will do his best to make you feel comfortable. You may want to consider whether you would like to feel more comfortable being examined by a man or woman, so choose your doctor accordingly.

If you have concerns about the physical exam, discuss them with your doctor beforehand. Your doctor can explain what the procedure will involve.

A physical exam may include:

• genital examination;
• glands (long cotton swab) from the cervix, vagina or rectum, the tip of the penis, or the back of the throat;
• Blood tests for STD Test;
• urine tests for STDs; and
• pap smear (smear from the cervix) for early diagnosis of cancer and hpv.

Remember, you can say no to any of these tests, but get them done the next time you visit. If your doctors believe you have a chance of an STD infection, they may recommend tests.

Follow-up

If tests are done, it is important that you return to the lab or doctor for follow-up. This lets you know the results of the test. Sometimes you can get results by phone or email, but for some STIs, such as HIV, your doctor will ask you to attend in person.

If you have symptoms, returning for follow-up allows your doctor to monitor your treatment.

Informative partners

If you have an STI, it’s often important to know who you’ve had sex with recently. This is done so that your sexual partner / can visit their doctor to take the test and get tested. This helps reduce the continued spread of STIs.

Generally, you will be asked to tell your own sexual contacts, but you can ask him to contact your doctor instead. If your doctor contacts your sexual partner/s, your doctor will respect your privacy and will not reveal your name or identity to your partner.

Your doctor will advise you not to have sex or use condoms or stopping certain sexual activities during treatment for STIs to protect your partners.

When should I have a check-up?

You should consider getting a sexual health test first:

• At the start of a new relationship, especially if you don’t intend to use a condom.
• If you have recently ended a relationship.
• If you have had unsafe sex or believe that there is some risk to your health during sexual intercourse.
• If you experience pain, discharge, itching, etc. if you have genital symptoms such as
• If you think you may have an STD infection.
• If your spouse has recently contracted an STD infection.
• If you want information about preventing pregnancy.
• If you regularly get paid for sex work.
• Regularly, if there are frequent changes in sexual partners.
• If you regularly have sex with people outside of your relationship.
• If you have concerns about some aspects of your sexual health.
• If you are regularly, sexually active and part of a population group in which the frequency of STDs is high.

Should I get tested?

The decision to get tested for an STD infection is a personal one. Your doctor can recommend which tests should be done based on your sexual history and your potential risk for an STD infection, but the decision about which tests to do is yours.

Some people do not like to be tested because they are concerned about their privacy. All health screening centers do their best to protect your privacy and confidentiality. Various precautions are taken to protect your privacy, and the law requires that consultations with your doctor or any healthcare professional be confidential (with some exceptions, such as when someone or someone is at risk of serious harm to themselves or another person, or when a young person suspects that the person’s physical, emotional, or sexual exposed to abuse).

It may be helpful to discuss the pros and cons of testing with your doctor before starting the test.

Some of the advantages of being tested include:

• Effective treatment and/or ongoing monitoring and management of STD infection.
• Ability to make more informed choices about your lifestyle and future plans.
• Convenience – the comfort of knowing with certainty what disease you may or may not have.
• If you have HIV, you can treat many STDs and therefore minimize the impact on your immune system.
• You’d better make up your mind about your sexual practice and safe sex strategies.
• If you have an STD, you can act to protect your sexual partners and tell your ex-partners to take precautions.

Some disadvantages of being tested include:

• You may be anxious and agitated while you wait for the results.
• Some STDs can have implications for your insurance coverage.
• You may be concerned about others to learn about your health.
• The effect on your partner, friends and family.
• You may be stressed or upset when you find out about your STD infection test results.

What happens if you have an STD infection?

If you have an STD infection, your doctor will talk to you about treatment options. Many STIs can be easily treated and followed. However, some require constant monitoring and management.

Now even HIV can be managed more effectively by taking anti-HIV drugs (known as antiretroviral drugs). While not a cure, drugs have dramatically improved the health of people with HIV and reduce the risk of HIV progressing to AIDS.

Some get extremely angry, especially when they learn they have an incurable STI. If you feel this way, ask your doctor to advise you of what support services are available.