How to test at home

It’s easy to make sure you’re healthy with your free test kit.

To perform the swab self-test, you will need to be undressed from the waist down. You will need to be able to be in a position where you can comfortably insert a swab into your vagina. (Sitting on the toilet seat or standing with one foot on a chair are good positions.)

The test kit is safe for pregnant women and effective when you’re having your period.

Instructions:

		Take the swab out of the sealed package and the plastic tube.

		Insert the white tip of the swab about one inch inside the opening of your vagina and rotate it around for about 15 seconds, making sure that it touches the walls of the vagina so that moisture is absorbed into the swab.

		Remove the swab from your vagina and place back into the tube, closing it securely.

		Place the tube in the provided package and send it back to us by placing it in any mailbox.

		Call for your results in one week. If you are found to be infected with chlamydia, we'll guide you to a location near you where you can get treatment for free.

		Please fill out the questionnaire and include it with the swab, or fill it out on this website.

If you are requesting a free Rectal test kit, please follow the step-by-step instructions below. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU START. Self-Collection of Rectal Swab
		Before opening the swab, go to a place where you feel comfortable squatting down or putting one leg up on something such as the toilet, ledge or chair.

		Wash your hands.

		Pull underwear down or off before collecting.

		Peel open the wrapper containing the swab.

		Remove the swab from its wrapper; DO NOT TOUCH THE TIP OF SWAB.

		Place your fingers 1½ inches away from the tip of the swab.

		Position your bare buttock and lift one cheek for easy access to the rectum.

		DO NOT USE ANYTHING (such as soap, saliva, or any kind of lubricant) on the swab or rectum before insertion.

		Insert the swab 1½ inches into your rectum until you feel your fingers touch your anus.

		Once swab is inserted, release your hold on the shaft of the swab by moving your fingers halfway down the shaft for stability.

		Gently rub the swab touching the walls of your rectum in a circle to collect the specimen.

		When removing the swab from your rectum, slowly turn it in a circle while pulling it out.

		Screw the cap off the collection tube and place the swab in the tube.

		Bend the shaft of the swab until the part sticking out breaks off.

		Place the cap tightly on the tube to prevent leakage during transporting.

		Place tube into plastic zip-lock bag and seal the bag.

		Please sign your consent form.

		Place consent form, questionnaire, and sample tube in the return mailer.
Thank you for participating. Don’t forget to call us in two weeks at the phone number on the contact form included in your kit for your results. You will need your kit number and your special password. Illinois participants: to obtain your results, please call 217-782-2747 Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. This screening program does not substitute for regular gynecologic visits with your health care provider. This screening is not the same thing as a Pap smear, an important screening test for cervical cancer.