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Do annual gyno exams test for STDs?
I had my first gyno exam last August (I was 20 at the time). I wish I could, but I can't remember if they tested for STDs. Does anyone know if that is standard for a first-time gyno exam? The reason I am asking is that I just went to a different doctor and tested positive for chlamydia, but I am with the same person I was with when I had the first exam, and neither of us has cheated (I know this for a fact-we are very close and literally always together except during class at college). As far as I know, I did not have it back during my first exam; I assumed she tested for STDs and would have informed me of any abnormalities. I also have never had unprotected sex with anyone but my current boyfriend, and he and I have been together a year and a half. The doctor said it could be a false positive and I got retested; should be getting results in the next couple days. I have had absolutely NO SYMPTOMS whatsoever and neither has my boyfriend. This just seems outrageous. Any help?
14 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is possible that the Dr. did not test for STD's during the first exam, and it is equally possible that this exam was a false positive. I know several of my friends who tested positive for chlamydia only to take a second test and have it come back negative, so I wouldn't worry too much about it, especially if you know your boyfriend doesn't cheat.
If it does somehow come back positive, I would assume that the first Dr. didn't test you. Chlamydia usually has no symptoms at all and a lot of times isn't caught until someone gets pregnant (they check for everything when you get pregnant). Like I said, I wouldn't worry too much about it; even if you do have it, the treatment is quick and easy. I'd say if I had to choose an STD to have, chlamydia would definitely be my first choice. (not that anyone would want to do that haha). GOOD LUCK!! =D
- 1 decade ago
I always check gonorrhea and chlamydia cultures on all of my younger patients, and offer HIV, syphillis and hepatitis testing. Some doctors don't do this though. My best advice is to ask your doctor. The nurse can give you those results over the phone. But listen ....
If this is indeed a true positive for Chlamydia, you need to re-evaluate your relationship. You don't get STDs out of no where. Especially if your first one was negative, and this one was positive, you need to think he may have went outside the relationship. I hate to say this but it's just fact.
As far as symptoms go, you don't need to have any symptoms in order to have it. Neither partner can! That's why it is SO important to always check when you get your annual.
Now with all that said, there is a small chance that if your old one was positive, or it wasn't done, that he is a carrier. He could have been carrying it and have been asymptomatic prior to having sex with you. But the only way you can even think of this as an option is if the first one was postive or it wasn't done.
I just worry about people that get STDs because you have to think someone went outside of the relationship. If I ever became positive, my boyfriend already knows we would be over. Please make sure you both get treated though or it will jump back and forth between you guys.
Good luck.
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
Most gyno exams do NOT require STD testing. A pap smear, if the STD HPV caused abnormal cell growth, will then show HPV. But most times you are not getting STD tests. Some clinics do require certain STDs like chlamydia and/or gonorrhea to be tested but will not test for all. If you would like the get tested (always a good thing for people who are sexually active) then you can always request one :)
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- 1 decade ago
STD testing is not a standard. You have to ask in order to be tested.
And chlamydia usually shows no signs or symptoms, which is why people will go years before they realize that something is wrong. That is why no matter how many partners you have had, even if only one, you get tested.
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- EraserheadLv 61 decade ago
They don't test automatically. I had to ask my dr to test me because he otherwise would never have brought it up!!
By the way, i tested positive for the same thing years ago. It had been literally two years between partners, so I knew when I got it, and I had no symptoms AT ALL either!!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No no i just got a pap smear and my blood taken for stds today. to check for stds you have to ask and also prob get tested with blood like me, i know its horrible to wait and all. Just get tested several times if your not sure.