Female Sexual Health - Advanced Screen | London Medical Laboratory

What can I expect from Female Sexual Health - Advanced Screen?

This blood and vaginal swab test covers a wide range of common infections and provides you with a fast and simple way to check up on your sexual health.

Certain STI's don't always cause symptoms and can develop into more serious conditions if untreated.

It can take three weeks to test positive after exposure to some sexually transmitted diseases. Please take this into account when considering the timing of your LML sexual health test. If you test early, it is best to repeat the test after a few weeks.

You can expect to receive your results two days after the sample arrives in our laboratory.*

**Results may be delayed if confirmatory testing is required.

Identifying conditions of this test

Sexual Health

Sexual Health (6 Biomarkers)

Most sexually transmitted infections can be tested for using urine, swabs and blood samples. Certain STI's don't always cause symptoms and can develop into more serious conditions if untreated.

Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection from the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia is by far the most common sexually transmitted disease in the UK at present. A large percentage of people with this will not exhibit any symptoms thus chlamydia often being referred to as “The Silent Epidemic”. Chlamydia can be easily treated , if left untreated however it can cause significant reproductive problems. If your result is positive it is important to contact your partner (s) to advise them of the result and get tested / treated as well.

Gonorrhoea

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. If left untreated, gonorrhoea can cause severe reproductive and health problems.

Hepatitis B Surface antigen

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) are produced in the body by the hepatitis B virus. It is a virus which causes a liver infection and is spread from contact with the blood and bodily fluids of an infected person. HBsAg tests are used to diagnose if a person is currently infectious.

Hepatitis C antibody

Hepatitis C Antibodies (HCAb) are produced by the immune system after exposure to hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is a virus which causes a liver infection and is spread from contact with the blood of an infected person. HCAb tests are used to determine whether a person has previously been exposed to hepatitis C.

HIV 1/2 Ab +p24 Ag

HIV 1+2 antibodies are produced by the immune system after exposure to HIV. HIV 1+2 antibodies tests are used to measure the presence of antibodies being produced in response to the presence of HIV. Levels of the viral p24 protein are present in the blood serum of newly infected individuals during the short period between infection and seroconversion, making p24 antigen assays useful in diagnosing primary HIV infection.

Syphilis TP

Syphilis antibodies are produced by the immune system during and after exposure to syphilis. IgM are antibodies that are the first form of response to syphilis and are used to indicate current infection. IgG are antibodies that are produced after exposure to syphilis and are used as an indicator of long-term immunity that the body creates.