Can You Test Yourself for STDs?

• When to Test
  • When should you test yourself for STDs?
• How Home Testing Works
  • How do home testing kits work?
• If Results Are Positive
  • What to do if the results are positive

If you need to get tested for STDs but would rather not go to the doctor, you can test yourself using an at-home STD test

If you need to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) but would rather not go to the doctor or community health clinic, you can test yourself at home. Nowadays, there are a wide variety of at-home testing kits that can test for the following:

• Chlamydia
• Hepatitis C
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Trichomoniasis
• Gonorrhea
• Syphilis