Unzipped: A Sexual Health Blog » Privacy http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog STD Testing: From HIV Testing to Herpes Testing Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:29:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Top 5 Reasons Why Private Testing is Better http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/2009/09/top-5-reasons-why-private-testing-is-better/ http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/2009/09/top-5-reasons-why-private-testing-is-better/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:15:14 +0000 admin http://blog.staging.stdtestexpress.com/?p=3 When we asked people if they get regular testing for STDs, we got a lot of blank stares, shoulder shrugs, and nervous chuckles. Why aren’t people getting tested for STDs? One guy said, “Sure, I’d get tested if I didn’t have to make an appointment with a doctor, take off work, feel embarrassed, get swabbed in places I don’t want to get swabbed, deal with insurance, and have it all wind up on my permanent records. Or, what, go to a public clinic? I’m just not going to do it.”

We help thousands of people get tested who agree — private online testing with free doctor consults is the best service for busy people.

Here are the Top 5 Reasons why private STD testing is better:

  1. Your personal health data is in your control.
  2. Access to premium lab tests for 50% less than the cost of a doctor visit.
  3. No long waits in a public health clinic.
  4. Free Doctor Consult and treatment options if you test positive.
  5. Fast results. Up to 3 times faster than results from a doctor or clinic.

Welcome to the revolution. We’d like to hear from you. What would make the experience of getting tested for STDs easier and less stressful?

]]> http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/2009/09/top-5-reasons-why-private-testing-is-better/feed/ 9 STDs: Not For Teens Only http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/2009/09/stds-not-for-teens-only/ http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/2009/09/stds-not-for-teens-only/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:35 +0000 admin http://blog.staging.stdtestexpress.com/?p=12 Think STDs are for the MTV generation only?  Think again.  The Viagra generation is, shall we say, rising.  It turns out that older men who have recently lost their spouses have a higher risk of being infected during the 6 months to a year after their wives passed away.

Harvard researchers Kirsten Smith, Ph.D., and Nicholas Christakis, M.D., studied 400,000 American couples between 67 and 99 years old.  Of the men who were widowed in the 9 year study, the likelihood of receiving an STD diagnosis rose by 83 percent for recently bereaved men from 1998 onward, when Viagra hit the market.  Gonorrhea was the most common STD among men in the study with syphilis, herpes, and HIV close behind.

Makes sense, but there’s a lesson here.  While birth control may not be an issue, all older people with new sexual partners need to practice safe sex.   Interested in reading the study?  Smith KP, Christakis MA. Association between widowhood and risk of diagnosis with a sexually transmitted disease in older adults. Am J Public Health 99(11), 2009.

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