GP warns you may still have an STI even after negative test result

A GP has revealed how people might still have a sexually transmitted infection (STI), even after receiving a negative test result. 

Dr Bhavini Shah, from the LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, has offered an insight into STI testing, following a survey showing that most people in the UK are unaware of how to ensure a more-accurate result. 

Many STIs, including the most common, chlamydia, don’t present with symptoms in their early stages and different infections have different “window periods”, the time between exposure and when a test can detect an infection. 

In a survey, LloydsPharmacy asked 500 Brits how long they thought was necessary to wait to get an accurate test result for different STIs. 

Dr Bhavini Shah has warned against taking STI tests too soon after possible exposure. (LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor)

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