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How long do you have to wait after having unprotected sex to test for chlyamdia or any other stds?
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It all depends: Gonorrhea and chlamydia three to five days post exposure. Herpes six to twelve weeks. Syphilis about six weeks. Hiv twelve to twenty-four weeks unless the HIV RNA test is done which can be accurate twenty-one days after exposure.
Answered 6/10/2014
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