How does STD testing work?
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:33 pm
Hey, so at some point I’d like to get tested for STDs/STIs and I just wanted to know how that process works for a person with female genitalia.
Are there different testing methods for vaginal STDs and oral ones? (I really don’t know, but I feel silly for asking all this stuff.) Also how frequently should someone get tested?
And more importantly where can an underage teen get safely tested? Is it normally free, and/or can my regular pediatrician do it?
If there’s an article I can read or just plain answers, that would be great! Thanks!
Are there different testing methods for vaginal STDs and oral ones? (I really don’t know, but I feel silly for asking all this stuff.) Also how frequently should someone get tested?
And more importantly where can an underage teen get safely tested? Is it normally free, and/or can my regular pediatrician do it?
If there’s an article I can read or just plain answers, that would be great! Thanks!