How to Get Tested For STD’s Privately
Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections is something that’s meant to be private, but often winds up taking place in a public clinic.
This means that when you walk into a clinic, you’re constantly looking over your shoulder trying to determine if your friends or family are in the same facility.
It’s a very personal matter, and one that you don’t want others to know about – especially if you have an STD.
Private STD testing is both confidential and possible in today’s world. This will allow you to take a test without having the information provided in your medical record, or having to even discuss your name with the lab assistant.
When it comes to STD testing cost, you might be required to pay in cash if you don’t want your insurance company to know that you’ve been tested.
Let’s discuss a few of your options and answer some of the questions you may have about home sexually transmitted infection screening options.
There are 305 million people in the United States alone.
Going off of statistics for the US, recent reports from the CDC stated that 111 million people in the country have an STD at any given time.
With nearly one out of three people having a sexually transmitted disease, it’s essential that STD testing is done on a routine basis – especially if you have sexual intercourse with different people and don’t know if they’ve been tested. To be blunt, if you are sexually active you need to have a plan in place for regular std tests and frequent screening.
Chances are, you know someone that has an STD.
These figures and facts are even more startling the more you research them.
- 20 million cases are reported each year of a person getting


