Most people prefer to take an STD test anonymously. It is now possible to do a self-test from home that is extremely reliable. For tests that only require urine, you can do the test at home and read the results immediately. For tests that require blood analysis, it is possible to send a drop of blood by post to a laboratory, after which you can retrieve the results completely anonymously via a secure website within a few days.
Take an anonymous STD test
- Take a regular STD test
- Would you rather remain anonymous? This can be done with a self-test
- Complete home testing
- Home tests with feedback from a laboratory
Take a regular STD test
If you have reason to believe that you have contracted an STD or if you just want to have it checked to be sure, there are many places to go in the Netherlands. First of all, you can ask your doctor for an STD test. Anyone who is ashamed of this can also choose to go to an agency where you will deal with a stranger. In the Netherlands this is possible at many GGDs and specialized clinics. There are costs associated with having an STD test done. Where appropriate, these costs will be reimbursed from the supplementary insurance. A test is free if you belong to one of the risk groups. This includes, for example, young people under 25, homosexuals, people with an infected partner and people with many changing contacts. What the various test locations have in common is that you have to physically go there and therefore you never really remain anonymous.
Would you rather remain anonymous? This can be done with a self-test
The subject of STDs is very taboo. Unfortunately, this means that not everyone who suspects that they are infected with something gets tested before sharing a bed with someone else again. In this way, irresponsible risks are taken. Public health is therefore served by a testing method that maintains anonymity. Exactly this goal is achieved with an STD self-test that you can perform anonymously and from the comfort of your own home. Self-tests for various types of STDs are now available. Anyone who orders this online can be assured that the test package will be sent in discreet packaging, which does not reveal anything about the contents of the envelope.
Test provider Soapoli offers a test guide in which questions are asked about what forms of sexual contact you have had, after which you receive advice about the type of test to do, depending on what risks you are exposed to.
Complete home testing
Tests that can be performed completely at home are for the sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. The test can be performed at home and you will receive the results within 15 minutes. Please note that some tests are only suitable for women and others can also be used by men. If the test result is negative, you do not need to take any further action. If the result is positive, you are advised to contact your doctor so that treatment can be started.
Home tests with feedback from a laboratory
Tests that require your blood to be analyzed must be done via a laboratory. However, you don’t have to leave the house for this either. With the Soapoli-online tests you take a drop of blood from yourself at home using a finger prick. You send this material to a laboratory by post. You can then log in to a website with an enclosed unique code. You can consult the results here within three working days without your name being linked to the tests in question. These types of home tests are available for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, syphilis, HIV and Hepatitis B.
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