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Kumukahi Health + Wellness offers free and confidential testing to help you keep track of your sexual health. It's as easy as a finger prick and sample collection!

WHAT WE TEST FOR

THINGS TO CONSIDER

HIV

Hepatitis C

Syphilis

Chlamydia

Gonorrhea

What are my risk factors?

Am I experiencing symptoms?

Am I within the window period for testing?

Do I know the effects of leaving untreated?

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Information about STI's

Read below for some general information about the STI's we test for. All information is consistent with released information from the CDC. Please note that the widow periods listed are only for the type of tests that we offer as other tests may detect the STI in a different time frame. For more information about the listed STI's below or other STI's please visit the CDC website at cdc.gov/std or contact us.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Window period
The test will detect in about 1-2 months from exposure.

Symptoms

Symptoms may show up weeks, months, or years after contact with HIV.
Can be present for years without showing symptoms.
Unexplained weight loss or tiredness.
Flu-like symptoms that do not go away.
Diarrhea.
White spots in the mouth.
(Women) yeast infections that do not go away.

Transmission

During vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has HIV.
Sharing needles to inject drugs or any other reason outside of a medical setting.
Direct contact with infected blood.
Can be passed from mother to baby.

Effects of leaving untreated

You can give HIV to your sex partner(s) or someone that you share a needle with.
If left untreated, it can cause AIDS, illness, and death.
HIV cannot be cured, but medication can help control it.
A mother with HIV can give it to her baby in the womb, during birth, or during breastfeeding. Medication can stop the transfer from mother to baby.

HCV

Hepatitis C

Window period
The test will detect in about 2-6 months from exposure.

Symptoms

Most people do not have symptoms.
Feeling very tired.
Fever.
Joint Pain.
Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice).
No appetite.
Dark urine, light-colored stools.
Nausea, stomach pain, vomiting.

Transmission

Exposure to the blood of someone who has Hep C.
It can be passed from mother to baby (not common).
It can be passed between partners during sex (not common).
Blood transfusions were conducted before 1991.

Effects of leaving untreated

There is treatment and most people are cured in 8-12 weeks.
If left untreated, people who have chronic hep C may get
- Cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver.
- Liver cancer.
- Chronic liver disease.

Syphilis

Window period
The test will detect in about 1-3 months from exposure.

Symptoms

1 STage:
- Symptoms show up 1-12 weeks after exposure.
- Usually, painless sore or sores on the mouth or sex organs.
- Sore(s) last 2-6 weeks.
- Sore(s) goes away but you still have syphilis.
2nd Stage:
- Symptoms show up as the sore(s) heals or after.
- A rash anywhere on the body.
- Flu-like symptoms.
- Rash and flu-like symptoms go away, but you still have syphilis.

Transmission

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex, and sometimes by genital touching, with someone who has syphilis.

Effects of leaving untreated

You can give syphilis to your sexual partner(s).
A mother with syphilis can give it to her baby during pregnancy or have a miscarriage.
Can cause heart disease, brain damage, blindness, and death.
There is treatment, dosage, and length of treatment depending on what stage you are in.

Chlamydia

Window period
The test will detect in about 1 week from exposure.

Symptoms

Symptoms may show up several weeks after exposure.
Most people will not experience symptoms.
Burning or pain when you urinate.
Need to urinate more often.
Women:
- Discharge from the vagina.
- Bleeding from the vagina between periods.
- Pain in the abdomen, sometimes with fever and nausea.
Men:
- Watery, white drip from the penis.
- Swollen or tender testicles.

Transmission

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has chlamydia.
You can catch it in only one or multiple areas of the body.

Effects of leaving untreated

You can give chlamydia to your sexual partner(s).
It can lead to more serious infections, causing reproductive organs to become damaged.
Can lead to arthritis.
May no longer be able to have children.
A mother with chlamydia can give it to her baby during childbirth or give both too early.

Gonorrhea

Window period
The test will detect in about 1 week from exposure.

Symptoms

Symptoms may show up 1-14 days after exposure.
Most people will not experience symptoms.
Burning or pain when you urinate or have a bowel movement.
Need to urinate more often.
Women:
- Thick yellow or gray discharge from the vagina.
- Abnormal periods or bleeding between periods.
- Cramps or pain in the lower abdomen.
Men:
- Thick yellow or greenish drip from the penis.
- Swollen or tender testicles.

Transmission

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has gonorrhea.
You can catch it in only one or multiple areas of the body.

Effects of leaving untreated

You can give chlamydia to your sexual partner(s).
It can lead to more serious infections, causing reproductive organs to become damaged.
Can cause heart trouble, skin disease, arthritis, and blindness.
May no longer be able to have children.
A mother with gonorrhea can give it to her baby in the womb or during childbirth.

GET TESTED WITH US FOR FREE!

WHAT WE TEST FOR

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Information about STI's

HIV

Window period The test will detect in about 1-2 months from exposure.

Symptoms

Symptoms may show up weeks, months, or years after contact with HIV.

Can be present for years without showing symptoms.

Unexplained weight loss or tiredness.

Flu-like symptoms that do not go away.

Diarrhea.

White spots in the mouth.

(Women) yeast infections that do not go away.

Transmission

During vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has HIV.

Sharing needles to inject drugs or any other reason outside of a medical setting.

Direct contact with infected blood.

Can be passed from mother to baby.

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Effects of leaving untreated

You can give HIV to your sex partner(s) or someone that you share a needle with.

If left untreated, it can cause AIDS, illness, and death.

HIV cannot be cured, but medication can help control it.

A mother with HIV can give it to her baby in the womb, during birth, or during breastfeeding. Medication can stop the transfer from mother to baby.

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Most people do not have symptoms.

Feeling very tired.

Fever.

Joint Pain.

Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice).

No appetite.

Dark urine, light-colored stools.

Nausea, stomach pain, vomiting.

Exposure to the blood of someone who has Hep C.

It can be passed from mother to baby (not common).

It can be passed between partners during sex (not common).

Blood transfusions were conducted before 1991.

There is treatment and most people are cured in 8-12 weeks.

If left untreated, people who have chronic hep C may get

Cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver.

Liver cancer.

Chronic liver disease.

1 STage:

Symptoms show up 1-12 weeks after exposure.​

Usually, painless sore or sores on the mouth or sex organs.

Sore(s) last 2-6 weeks.

Sore(s) goes away but you still have syphilis.

2nd Stage:

Symptoms show up as the sore(s) heals or after.

A rash anywhere on the body.

Flu-like symptoms.

Rash and flu-like symptoms go away, but you still have syphilis.

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex, and sometimes by genital touching, with someone who has syphilis.

You can give syphilis to your sexual partner(s).

A mother with syphilis can give it to her baby during pregnancy or have a miscarriage.

Can cause heart disease, brain damage, blindness, and death.

There is treatment, dosage, and length of treatment depending on what stage you are in.

Symptoms may show up several weeks after exposure.

Most people will not experience symptoms.

Burning or pain when you urinate. Need to urinate more often.

Women:

Discharge from the vagina.​

Bleeding from the vagina between periods.

Pain in the abdomen, sometimes with fever and nausea.

Men:​

Watery, white drip from the penis.​

Swollen or tender testicles.

Spread during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has chlamydia.

You can catch it in only one or multiple areas of the body.

You can give chlamydia to your sexual partner(s).

It can lead to more serious infections, causing reproductive organs to become damaged.

Can lead to arthritis.

May no longer be able to have children.

A mother with chlamydia can give it to her baby during childbirth or give both too early.

Symptoms may show up 1-14 days after exposure.

Window period
The test will detect in about 1-2 months from exposure.

Symptoms show up 1-12 weeks after exposure.

Burning or pain when you urinate.
Need to urinate more often.

Discharge from the vagina.

Men:

Watery, white drip from the penis.

Thick yellow or gray discharge from the vagina.

Men:

Thick yellow or greenish drip from the penis.