STI test
Most STIs can be easily treated. You only know whether you have an STISTISTI means sexually transmitted infection: an infection that is usually only transmitted by…Read more if you get yourself tested.
You can be tested by your general practitioner or _W_municipal public healthHealthFeeling physically, mentally and socially well in your environment. Health is more than…Read more service_W_ (GGD).
You can freely talk to the doctor. He or she has all of the information needed to help you. A doctorDoctorSomeone who is trained to cure sick people. Doctors can prescribe medicines. A…Read more cannot give any information about you to anybody else. He/she is obliged by lawLawRules which decide what you may and may not do. Every country has…Read more to respect your privacy.
Woman talking with a doctor.
STI testSTI testExamination to check if someone has sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The doctor asks…Read more
An STI test is done as follows:
- The health professional checks with you what kind of sex you had and will ask about any symptoms.
- The health professional may examine your sexual organs, mouth and anusAnusOpening between the buttocks where faeces leave the body.Read more to check for symptoms.
- The health professional often takes a bloodBloodRed fluid that has important functions in the body, for example: carrying oxygen…Read more sample or asks for a urineUrineLiquid waste material which people expel from their bodies through the urethra when…Read more sample. The doctor can also take a swabSwabA sample taken by the doctor with a small piece of cotton or…Read more from the places which may be infected (mouth/throat, anus, vaginaVaginaPart of the inner sexual organs of a woman. The vagina connects the…Read more, urethraUrethraTube inside the body. The tube carries urine from the bladder to the…Read more).
- The health professional sends the samples to a lab for testing.
- The health professional receives the result of the lab test about 1 week later.
- The doctor or nurseNurseA trained person who cares for sick people as a job. Nurses cannot…Read more explains the result to you and talks with you about the next steps. If necessary, he/she will give you medicines to treat the STI. Most STIs can be cured or their symptoms can be treated.
The health professional taking a blood sample from a woman.
The health professional taking a swab from a man’s mouth.
Price of an STI test
You can get tested for STIs by your general practitioner or at the municipal public health service (GGD). Are you at high riskRiskPossibility that something unpleasant may happen, for example a disease.Read more of STIs? If you meet certain conditions you can get tested for free at the municipal public health service (GGD) in your area. Young people up to 25 years old, sexSexAll acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.…Read more workers, men who have sexSexAll acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.…Read more with men and people from countries where STIs are highly prevalent can make an appointment at the municipal public health service (GGD).
You can also get tested by your general practitioner. Your consultation with your general practitioner is free, but sometimes you have to pay for the test. This depends on your health insurance and the excessExcessThe excess (eigen risico) is the amount you have to pay yourself if…Read more of your health insurance (eigen risico). Ask your health insurance provider for more information.
If you live in an asylum seekers’ centre you can visit the health centre there for a free STI test and advice.
What does it cost?