This is the minimum time you need to wait before doing a test if you are not showing any symptoms so as to assure optimum detection.
Here you can find an explanation of why we do not do tests immediately after a sexual contact. Each disease and each test has a “window period” that must be waited out unless you have full-blown symptoms of the disease. We are aware that not all doctors apply this rule, but we do it to protect your health and your sexual partner´s health. Below, you can read more about this extremely important issue.
This is the minimum time you need to wait before doing a test if you are not showing any symptoms so as to assure optimum detection.
Not at all. We apply these restrictions because they have been calculated by opinion leaders in the field of sexually transmitted diseases. These recommendations are then published in Clinical Guidelines and are updated regularly. They are therefore not just applicable to Open House, but to all healthcare professionals working in this field.
Unfortunately, many other clinics know that if they offer the possibility of being tested as early as possible, then patients will choose them. However, performing tests before the window period without symptoms is a serious infraction against these rules and can entail a risk to your health and your partner’s.
If you would like more information about these window periods, you can always read details each disease’s page in our website.
Do not forget: if you have symptoms consistent with an infection, we do not wait for the window period, we do the test as soon as possible.
There are other STIs, apart from those explained in the previous section, such as herpes, trichomoniasis, mycoplasma, etc. We do not specify a window period for these infections because is only relevant to identify and treat them when they are causing symptoms, therefore, these tests are not usually included in check-ups.
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