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591 2nd Ave North, Windom, Minnesota 56101
58.53 mile
Tel: 5078312234
Today's best offer is: $10 off any order. Discount will be applied automatically.
308 N 8th St, Mt. Lake, Minnesota 56159
62.3 mile
Tel: 5074273332
Today's best offer is: $10 off any order. Discount will be applied automatically.
104 Buncombe Dr., Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246
73.13 mile
Tel: 7124723333
Today's best offer is: $10 off any order. Discount will be applied automatically.
Must become a patient.
715 W Milwaukee Ave, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
33.11 mile
Tel: (712) 213-0109
Appointment Required: Yes
126 N 10th St, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
49.34 mile
Tel: (515) 576-6500
Appointment Required: Yes
723 1st Ave S, Ste 220, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
49.44 mile
Tel: (515) 573-4107
Tel: (515) 955-1682
Appointment Required: Yes
409 Kenyon Rd, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
49.97 mile
Tel: (515) 236-3343
Appointment Required: No
909 4th Ave, Worthington, Minnesota 56187
55.93 mile
Tel: (507) 376-4195
Tel: (800) 658-2444
Appointment Required: Yes
23751 Hwy 30 E, Carroll, Iowa 51401
67.18 mile
Tel: (712) 792-9266
Tel: (800) 642-6330
Appointment Required: Yes
Must register as a patient.
338 1st Ave NW, Sioux Center, Iowa 51250
67.56 mile
Tel: (712) 722-1700
Tel: (877) 722-1770
Tel: (712) 722-1770
Appointment Required: Yes
General Public. Teens welcome.
105 N Main St, Denison, Iowa 51442
75.42 mile
Tel: (712) 263-3303
Tel: (712) 263-4033
Appointment Required: Yes
Services are free for people enrolled in Medicaid and those whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines, but there is no income limit for those choosing to access family planning services. Also accept insurance patients.
100 1st St NW, Ste 200, Mason City, Iowa 50401
82.65 mile
Tel: (641) 423-5044
Tel: (800) 657-5856
Tel: (641) 423-0994
Appointment Required: Yes
404 N Federal Ave, Mason City, Iowa 50401
82.73 mile
Tel: (641) 450-0601
Appointment Required: Yes
705 Elm St E, Rockwell, Iowa 50469
83.43 mile
Tel: (641) 372-0315
Appointment Required: Yes
411 S Broadway Ave, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007
84.73 mile
Tel: (507) 377-5100
Tel: (507) 377-5272
Appointment Required: Yes
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Every sexually active individual must protect their sexual health. Regular STD testing is the only way to care for your sexual health. However, sometimes it becomes confusing to select the right testing method as there are so many options available. For your convenience, we have gathered information about all available STD testing methods in Ayrshire, Iowa. Check them out to find out which option is suitable for you.
This is one of the most popular ways to get tested for STDs today. These tests combine the best of both worlds for convenience and accuracy. You will order the test online at home, but you can walk into a professional lab testing center to get tested.
Another option is to simply visit your regular clinic and talk to your doctor.
If you do not want to visit a testing center, then a great alternative is an at-home test kit. You don’t even need to leave your house to get tested for STDs this way, which makes it the most discreet option. Everything is done through email and snail mail.
One last option for STD testing is a trip to a free clinic. If you go to a public STD-testing clinic, then you may get a free or discounted test, depending on your financial situation.
Learn more in our ultimate guide to STD testing.
It can be, but it does not necessarily have to be. What many people need to understand is that laboratory tests would most often than not be relatively pricey due to the technology that is being utilized behind these diagnostic techniques. However, opting for specific laboratories that offer more convenient testing procedures and discounted prices for diagnostic tests would help ensure that the price will not be much of an issue in providing you with the conclusive diagnosis of your condition. It might take some independent scanning to find the right testing center for you in the most acceptable price range, but it is not as impossible as many people make it out to be.
Considering that a wide variety of testing kits and laboratory procedures can be performed to determine conclusively whether you have a particular STD or not, the time that it will take for your results to return will also be subject to the same inconsistency. Although there are specific laboratories that could produce your results even by the end of the day (albeit, it is extremely rare for institutions to do so unless necessary), most would often take a few days to a week before the results are either delivered or posted online through your secure personal profile (in the case of online transactions). In addition to that, the capability of the laboratory performing the test may also contribute to the overall timeframe of result delivery – causing delays in cases where there are several requests or understaffed to provide expedited results.
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A nucleic acid amplification test is a laboratory procedure that professionals often perform to make detecting a particular nucleic acid or gene being targeted easier and more convenient while still ensuring that the sample being collected is relatively minimal. Nucleic acid amplification tests, or NAATs, are usually the mainstay diagnostic test for most STDs due to their ability to detect the presence of pathogenic nucleic acids and genes in the patient sample with utmost accuracy and speed. NAATs depends on their ability to replicate the target RNA and DNA to create numerous copies – resulting in an increased convenience in the detection of the desired molecules instead of trying to either blindly look for one strand in a minuscule sample or collecting a large sample that could make the patient uncomfortable throughout the process. Although NAATs are often preferred for a more conclusive diagnosis of STDs, certain exceptions such as the availability of resources and instances of intermittent viral shedding could make NAATs less desirable than other tests. Fret not, however, as your physician is knowledgeable regarding these instances and would often request the best diagnostic procedure for your instances.
It would vary depending on the condition that is being tested. STDs behave differently due to the varying pathogenicity of each STD’s causative organism. In some instances, you can get accurately tested as early as two weeks following exposure, while some are intermittently inaccurate due to its recurrence (much like in the case of herpes infections). To avoid this, be sure to discuss the intricacies of the test with your physician to understand whether a particular test could provide you with a conclusive diagnosis or if it still needs another confirmatory test to establish its premise.
Yes. Certain companies offer at-home testing kits wherein you are the one that will collect the specimens necessary for the test at the comfort of your own home. Sure, it might sometimes be subject to errors due to the potential contamination of the sample from collection to transportation, but it does offer a great deal of privacy and convenience for patients who would prefer to have their identities hidden in fear that their community will judge them.
Although NAATs are well-known for their accuracy and sensitivity in detecting most STDs, it is also subject to certain inconsistencies, especially in the case of herpes infections. In Herpes, outbreaks often result in a relative increase in the patient’s viral load – leading to a timeline that usually has specific peaks at certain intervals instead of a consistent rise in viral load throughout. As such, sensitive tests such as NAATs are still unable to accurately diagnose herpes conditions, especially in cases where the patient has recently become asymptomatic and is currently between outbreaks. Other tests such as culture testing and type-specific virologic tests are often employed instead as a confirmatory diagnosis for the patient’s condition.
Similar to how other testing procedures behave, false-positive results are still evident even in STD testing. False-positive and even false-negative results are standard instances that showcase the imperfection of the test’s design – a factor that is present everywhere. However, despite certain inconsistencies in laboratory tests as such, physicians commonly use confirmatory tests that would often take another path entirely to arrive at the same conclusion – solidifying the initial test’s diagnosis while still ensuring that the second test is not following the inconsistencies of the first.
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