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Doxy-PEP and STI Testing: What the CDC Guidance Says, and Why You Still Test
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How to Read Your STI Test Results: What Negative, Positive and Inconclusive Mean
What negative, positive and inconclusive STI results mean, what follow-up to expect, and what to ask before you…
STI Window Periods: A Practical Timeline for When to Test After an Exposure
When to test after a possible exposure, when to test again, and what to do in the first…
What the Date on an STI Test Result Actually Tells You
A result that says negative feels like a complete answer. It is not quite one, because negative is…
What It Means When Someone Won’t Share Their STI Test Results
You asked, kindly, and got a vague answer, a change of subject, or nothing at all. Now the…
The STARS Framework: A Script for Status, Kink, and Consent Together
Dr. Evelin Dacker's STARS framework turns the STI talk into five normal topics, kink included. Here's how to…
What Actually Happens When You Share a Result
Is Protecht end-to-end encrypted? It depends how you share. Here's exactly what happens to your data on both…
What to Say When Someone Sends You a Screenshot
Someone sends you a screenshot of a test result. Now what? Every guide on this site so far…
How Long Does It Take to Get STI Test Results Back?
Most STI results come back in one to three business days. A few take longer, and the honest…
What a Real Result Has That a Screenshot Doesn’t
A live result and a screenshot of one can say the exact same word. “Negative,” the same date,…