What is the STD panel?

The STD panel is a group of blood and urine tests performed to detect the presence of sexually transmitted diseases. Syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia are probably the most famous of these diseases, but the STD panel usually tests herpes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C. Some tests that are not commonly included in the STD panel are often recommended for women and some endangered groups. Some STDs have no symptoms, so doctors often recommend their patients to seek testing if they fit into high -risk groups. Women aged 21 and older are usually tested for cervical cancer, which sometimes results from human papillomavirus with a pap test. Sexually active women under 25 years of age are generally recommended that they are tested for chlamydia, even if no symptoms are apparent. Sexually active people, especially people with multiple Ame-Sex Spartners, are commonly recommended to carry out routine STD checks. The untreated syphilis can become a weakening and threateningivot. Gona and chlamydia can lead to infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease in women and prostatitis in men. The risk of HIV contracts is twice to five times higher when a person has one of these programs.

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Herpes Simplex test is usually included in the STD panel. There are two types of Herpes Simplex: HSV-1 and HSV-2. The HSV-1 type indicates oral herpes, usually considered cold ulcers or blisters of fever on the lips and mouth. The HSV-2 type concerns genital herpes, lesions on the penis or vagina. There is no medicine for these sexually transmitted viruses, but symptoms can be managed by the right nutrition, mastery of stress and medication.

HIV is usually part of the STD. HIV is closed by sexual contact, from mother to unborn child and from contact with an infected person to the blood to the blood. To some extent it can be handled, but it is not cured. Catching HIV soon with a complete STD panel usually reduces the risk of havingHIV becomes a fully blown syndrome of immune deficiency (AIDS).

Hepatitis B and C can evolve in several different ways. Sharing needles with infected intravenous drug users or receiving blood transfusion from the infected person are two ways, but these serious liver conditions can also be infected through an unprotected sex. If it is not treated, hepatitis B and C can proceed to cirrhosis of liver or liver cancer. These conditions rarely have symptoms, so many cases are captured only by STD testing.