Laboratory Testing 101

Laboratory Testing 101

PCR, Culture, and Serology — What They Are, How They Work, and Which STIs Use Which Test Most people have no idea how laboratories actually diagnose infections. They imagine swabs going onto petri dishes or believe that all tests work the same way. In reality, there...
False Postive and Negatives 

False Postive and Negatives 

The Number One Reason STI Tests Go Wrong Here is something very few people understand. Most false negatives in sexual health happen not because the lab made a mistake and not because the test itself malfunctioned. They happen because people are being tested in the...