MusicalRose
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To a certain extent down the line, it will become an issue of trusting your partners to select wisely when it comes to sexual partners, and for everybody to keep each other informed.
You can ask for just about anybody to take a test, but they do have the right to refuse. At that point, it is up to you to decide what level of sexual contact is okay with you based on the information you have. You could also ask when the last time was that anybody got tested and maybe it will be recent enough that you won't require a retest if they can provide the results for you.
As a female who has had HPV, I would definitely consider getting the Gardasil injection if you haven't had it already. Men cannot be tested for the high risk (cancer causing) strains.
In my experience, the standard test usually does a run for chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and HPV in women. Just make sure to ask what all is being tested for. I always ask for syphilis and hepatitis as well (blood test along with the HIV screening). HSV is an extra test and not completely accurate. You can usually only know in the presence of breakouts, but it can feel good to get those blood tests and have a clean result, but generally they are not covered and they are extra. It usually isn't a priority for them to test for HSV in the absence of breakouts. I probably won't get this again anytime soon, but I even had them test my Epstein Barr (mono) last time. That was extra and did cost me, but it was something I wanted to know about. You may have to request specifically for an HPV test now that I think about it, as I don't think I was ever tested until I got abnormal cells on my pap. Bottom line is ask your doctor what is available and you may have to specifically ask for tests on certain STIs instead of just asking for "everything" because that will mean different things to different doctors.
You can ask for just about anybody to take a test, but they do have the right to refuse. At that point, it is up to you to decide what level of sexual contact is okay with you based on the information you have. You could also ask when the last time was that anybody got tested and maybe it will be recent enough that you won't require a retest if they can provide the results for you.
As a female who has had HPV, I would definitely consider getting the Gardasil injection if you haven't had it already. Men cannot be tested for the high risk (cancer causing) strains.
In my experience, the standard test usually does a run for chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and HPV in women. Just make sure to ask what all is being tested for. I always ask for syphilis and hepatitis as well (blood test along with the HIV screening). HSV is an extra test and not completely accurate. You can usually only know in the presence of breakouts, but it can feel good to get those blood tests and have a clean result, but generally they are not covered and they are extra. It usually isn't a priority for them to test for HSV in the absence of breakouts. I probably won't get this again anytime soon, but I even had them test my Epstein Barr (mono) last time. That was extra and did cost me, but it was something I wanted to know about. You may have to request specifically for an HPV test now that I think about it, as I don't think I was ever tested until I got abnormal cells on my pap. Bottom line is ask your doctor what is available and you may have to specifically ask for tests on certain STIs instead of just asking for "everything" because that will mean different things to different doctors.