HIV Immune

There are many reasons for a person to want to keep their blood tests confidential. As government and even potential employers and landlords become more invasive of privacy, even the results of a blood test can mean the difference between getting a job or not, or getting a place to live or not. Some people also fear being ostracized by friends and family before they can have a chance to deal with the ramifications of whatever their STD testing revealed.

Fortunately, there are many STD Testing Labs in the United States where a person can get a confidential blood test. Some localities still require that labs report any test that comes up positive to the government, but these places are rare and the patient is warned, or should be warned, of the non-confidentiality beforehand. Many states offer many places where the patient can get confidential blood testing. For example, STD testing California offers what looks like dozens of cities and towns where the patient can go to be tested.

In most states the patient can go online to apply for the test or call the testing center. After being told what the test will entail, the patient can then simply walk into any of the state’s STD Testing Labs. They can do this on the same day they apply for the test, or make an appointment for later. They then take the test and in most cases learn the results in one to three days. Unless otherwise stated, the test is completely confidential and the patient can even use an alias. One caveat is that these testing labs don’t take insurance, Medicaid or Medicare and the patient will have to pay out of pocket for the tests.

Most of the labs have equipment that can readily test for diseases like HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases. The testing is overseen by a doctor and if the patient’s results come back positive, qualified nurses at the lab can recommend where a patient can go to seek more help.