Does Pap Smears Check for Herpes?
They Aren't There Intermittently, and So the “Silver Pap” That Includes Only Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Is Legitimate. but in Order to Test for Herpes, an...
They aren't there intermittently, and so the “silver pap” that includes only gonorrhea and chlamydia is legitimate. But in order to test for herpes, an antibody test needs to be done, not a swab test (PCR or culture) and certainly not a pap.
What STDs can be detected by a Pap smears?
Your doctor will be able to test you for HIV, hepatitis B and C, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, syphilis and herpes type 1 and type 2 if you ask. They should also be able to test you for hepatitis A if you request it.
Will a Pap smear show herpes?
Finally, an abnormal Pap smear could also indicate that you have active genital herpes, which is a very common lifelong viral infection.
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