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STI-28 Panel PCR

STI Panel (28 Pathogens)

The most comprehensive STI panel available, screening for 28 sexually transmitted pathogens using advanced multiplex PCR technology. Provides the most thorough sexual health assessment.

URINE2 TO 3 DAYSNO FASTING
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  • Free home collection
  • Physician-reviewed report

2 to 3 days

Turnaround

Urine

Sample

About This Test

What the STI-28 Panel PCR test tells you

This is the broadest of the PCR panels, covering bacterial, viral and parasitic sexually transmitted organisms in a single multiplex reaction: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes simplex, human papillomavirus, Trichomonas, the Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma species and a long list of less common organisms besides. One sample, one run, one report.

Its value is completeness. It suits situations that the narrower panels do not settle: symptoms that do not fit a recognisable pattern, symptoms that keep returning after treatment, previous testing that came back clear while the problem continued, or a wish for a thorough baseline before a pregnancy attempt or fertility treatment. Covering the whole differential at once avoids the slow cycle of test, wait, test again.

Breadth has consequences worth understanding before choosing it. The more organisms a panel looks for, the more often it finds something that lives in the genital tract without causing any illness: Ureaplasma species, Mycoplasma hominis and Gardnerella vaginalis are the usual examples. A long report is not a long list of problems, and detecting an organism is not proof that it is causing your symptoms. Which findings need treatment and which can simply be noted is a decision for your doctor, made from your symptoms, the examination and, where relevant, a partner's results. Where treatment is needed, recent partners are usually tested and treated at the same time, as ordinary practice.

Sample type
Urine
Turnaround
2 to 3 days
Fasting
Not required
Best for
Sexually active adults
Why Get Tested?

Ultimate sexual health screening for individuals seeking maximum coverage, especially when symptoms are atypical or comprehensive baseline testing is desired.

  • Broadest single-sample coverage

    It examines one specimen for a very wide range of organisms, which suits a picture that narrower testing has not explained.

  • Resolves unclear symptoms

    When symptoms persist or recur after clear results from a smaller panel, the extra coverage often identifies what was missed.

  • Thorough baseline assessment

    Some people want a complete picture before a pregnancy attempt or fertility treatment, and this covers that in one step.

  • Avoids sequential testing

    Testing everything at once removes the delay of working through possibilities one panel at a time.

When This Test Is Ordered

Reasons your doctor may request the STI-28 Panel PCR test

Your doctor may order this test for any of the reasons below. Some are routine checks, others follow specific symptoms or an earlier result.

  • Symptoms narrower panels have not explained

    • Persistent genital symptoms that narrower panels have not explained.
    • Symptoms that keep returning after treatment appeared to work.
    • A situation where the likely cause is genuinely hard to narrow down in advance.

  • Before pregnancy or fertility treatment

    • A thorough baseline before a pregnancy attempt or fertility treatment.

  • A partner with a confirmed infection

    • A partner with a confirmed infection where the exact organism is not yet known.
Preparation
The short version
No prep needed.
  • Urine
  • Free home collection
  • No fasting
  • Results in 2 to 3 days
  1. 1
    Book any time

    No fasting window: pick any slot that suits you, online or on WhatsApp.

  2. 2
    We come to you

    A DHA-licensed nurse collects your sample at home or in the office: free home collection.

  3. 3
    Results in 2 to 3 days

    A physician-reviewed, easy-to-read report lands securely by WhatsApp and email.

Prep note
Physician reviewed

No fasting.

If a urine sample is used, collect the first part of the stream and try not to pass urine for around an hour beforehand. For vaginal or cervical sampling, avoid douching, creams, pessaries and lubricants beforehand, and attend outside heavy bleeding where possible.

If there is a visible sore or lesion, mention it and leave any topical treatment off it, since the lesion itself may be the best sample. Tell the team about any recent antibiotic or antiviral course, because it can suppress an organism enough to hide it, and say if symptoms involve the throat or rectum so the right samples can be taken.

Understanding Your Results

Not Detected means none of the twenty-eight pathogens on the panel were found. Detected means genetic material from one or more was present, and the report names which. Wider coverage brings more incidental findings. Normal flora such as Ureaplasma species, Mycoplasma hominis and Gardnerella vaginalis can appear without causing illness, so more organisms detected does not mean more infections to treat. PCR cannot distinguish a living organism from genetic material left behind after treatment, and a positive may reflect reinfection from an untreated partner. Co-infection is common and can explain symptoms a single finding did not. The result reflects only the site sampled, so throat and rectal infections need their own swabs; HIV, hepatitis and syphilis blood testing stay separate. Your doctor decides what is significant, reading it with your symptoms, exposures and history.

SmartReport

STI-28 Panel PCR

Not Detected means none of the twenty-eight pathogens on the panel were found. Detected means genetic material from one or more was present, and the report names which. Wider coverage brings more incidental findings. Normal flora such as Ureaplasma species, Mycoplasma hominis and Gardnerella vaginalis can appear without causing illness, so more organisms detected does not mean more infections to treat. PCR cannot distinguish a living organism from genetic material left behind after treatment, and a positive may reflect reinfection from an untreated partner. Co-infection is common and can explain symptoms a single finding did not. The result reflects only the site sampled, so throat and rectal infections need their own swabs; HIV, hepatitis and syphilis blood testing stay separate. Your doctor decides what is significant, reading it with your symptoms, exposures and history.

Not Detected

None of the panel targets were detected: a negative result.

Detected

One or more targets were detected. Your report lists which one(s); please consult your physician.

This test is reported descriptively rather than on a numeric scale: each finding below explains what your report may say.

This information is for general education only and is not medical advice. Reference ranges can vary by laboratory, age, sex, and individual factors. Always consult your physician or doctor to interpret your results.

Reading a High or Low Result

  • What a higher result can point to

    • Active infection with one or more of the pathogens the panel covers.
    • Normal genital flora such as Ureaplasma species, Mycoplasma hominis or Gardnerella vaginalis appearing on the report without causing illness.
    • Co-infection with more than one organism, which is common and can explain symptoms a single diagnosis did not.
    • Reinfection from a partner who was not treated at the same time.
    • Residual genetic material from an organism cleared by recent treatment.

These are possibilities, not diagnoses. A single value outside the reference range is interpreted alongside your symptoms, history and other tests: your doctor decides what it means for you.

Limitations & Safety

What this test cannot tell you

  • Wider coverage means more incidental detections of organisms that are not causing illness, and these should not be treated automatically.
  • PCR cannot distinguish a living organism from genetic material left behind shortly after treatment.
  • The result reflects the site sampled: throat and rectal infections need their own swabs.
  • Blood-borne infections such as HIV and viral hepatitis are not covered and require separate blood testing.

Risks of the blood draw

  • Mild bruising or brief soreness where the needle went in.
  • Occasional lightheadedness, which settles after a few minutes of rest.
  • Bleeding or infection at the site, which is rare with sterile single-use equipment.
Key Points
  • 1The broadest PCR panel available here, run from a single sample.
  • 2Best suited to unclear, persistent or complex situations rather than a routine check.
  • 3More organisms detected does not mean more infections to treat: your doctor decides what is significant.
  • 4The report is a starting point for interpretation, not a treatment plan in itself.
  • 5HIV, syphilis blood testing and hepatitis still need separate blood samples alongside it.
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No. Breadth is useful when the picture is unclear or symptoms have persisted despite earlier testing. For a straightforward check, a narrower panel usually answers the question with fewer incidental findings that then need explaining.