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Going to College – Get These STD Tests Done

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Are you excited to start a new chapter of your life as you step into a college life? Make sure you don't begin your first semester without getting yourself checked for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)! More chances to drink, more chances to meet people you’re interested in “hooking up” with, reluctance to communicate with a casual sexual partner increases the risk of contracting an STD.  Ignorance about sexually transmitted diseases is one reason they continue to spread. You might be passing chlamydia, gonorrhea, or herpes around and not even know it. That's why you should undergo STD Testing before you start attending college. Labworks LLC is a mobile blood test and blood collection service providing both routine and STAT mobile phlebotomy services in Maryland . Our highly experienced and professionally attired phlebotomists come to you at your location to get your test done. STD Tests You Should Get Before Going to College At Labworks LLC, we provide ...

Blood Test Results Are Not Quite Normal – Here's What You Should Do

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Imagine this: Upon your online request to a laboratory that provides specialized mobile blood test services in Northern Virginia or your local area, the phlebotomist visits to collect your “stat” specimens. And later you receive the reports on your mail and you're going through them, and you notice some numbers are teetering on the edge of the normal range. Should you be worried? “It's complicated because, in some tests, a borderline result hardly makes any difference. While in others, it might indicate an important change in health that we need to follow or act on. When you go through the blood test report, you’ll find the normal ranges for each blood test next to your personal results. For example, if your routine blood work includes a test for calcium in the blood, your lab may list the normal range for calcium as 8.3 to 9.9 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). If your result is a 9.1 mg/dL, right in the middle, you can feel confident that your calcium level is normal. ...