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Smear Test Question from a bloke?!
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Girls help me out here -
I was under the impression that these Smear Tests you all have are used to find any bad cells you have, check for cancer, and to check for basic Vaginal Infections.
Do they also automatically check for ANY STI that you might be carrying including the likes of chlamydia and lice? Or do you have to have specifically asked for that?
Thankye
I was under the impression that these Smear Tests you all have are used to find any bad cells you have, check for cancer, and to check for basic Vaginal Infections.
Do they also automatically check for ANY STI that you might be carrying including the likes of chlamydia and lice? Or do you have to have specifically asked for that?
Thankye
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If someone you know wants a thourough check, I'd personally advise them to go to a GUM clinic as they're completely confidential.
Swabs are taken to test for STIs. You can have it done at the same time if you ask. A swab is scraped from the cervix (sorry, you did ask) and swabs are waved around in the general area! Other STIs are checked through blood tests, e.g. syphillis