GetTested’s Syphilis Test is a rapid at home blood test for people who want a private first screening after possible exposure to syphilis. If you have had unprotected sex, a new partner, partner exposure, or symptoms such as a painless sore, rash, swollen lymph nodes, fever or unexplained fatigue, this test can help you check whether syphilis antibodies may be present. Syphilis can sometimes cause mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, especially in early or hidden stages. The test screens for antibodies to Treponema pallidum, the bacterium associated with syphilis, and gives a result in approximately 10 minutes.