STD PSA

[joreth]

Did you know that STD screening only requires a blood & urine test? No invasive procedures, no penis swabbing, just a blood and urine sample. That's it! And did you know that they ONLY test for the specific STDs that you're paying them to test for? Nothing else. No "everything" test, no drug test, no genetic defect test, just the specific STD tests

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STD PSA

[ext_2176567]

"~HSV 1 & 2 (you have to specifically ask for both 1 & 2 or they won't give you 1)"

alot of dr are no longer testing for 2 as HSV 1 can be found anywhere on your body not just on your lips. and is currently the most common. there is no more it it only a cold sore so no need to share.
alot of dr will not test for HSV unless you have symptoms as they feel it doesn't matter. they forget that you can still spread it even if you have no symptoms. with so many people with immune system problems it is important to know. I have had friends even have problems with getting HSV testing at health department as well as their regular doctors. We need to continue to push this test to be done so we can be more informed. Since this is not life threatening the doctors are ignoring the problem.

[the_failed_poet]

~HIV
~Syphilis
~Gonorrhea
~Chlamydia
~HSV 1 & 2 (you have to specifically ask for both 1 & 2 or they won't give you 1)
~HPV for people with a cervix (no test for cismen except orally at the dentist)

So if the above is the bare minimum, what else would you consider good?

Also, cis men aren't the only people lacking cervixes.