Sexual Health & STDs: Tests & Diagnosis

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  • Sexual Assault - The Danger of STDs

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    You'll also be tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, syphilis, and AIDS. If the rapist has an STD, there's a reasonable chance that he has passed it on to you through his semen or blood. It

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  • How PID Is Diagnosed

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Since PID can range from the "silent" variety (no symptoms) to a full-blown infection complete with pain, fever, and abnormal blood tests, there is no "standard" diagnostic procedure. If your doctor suspects that you may have PID, he or she must be

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  • Viral Tests

    06/12/08, Healthwise

    A viral test is done to find infection-causing viruses. Viruses grow only in living cells. Viruses cause disease by destroying or damaging the cells they infect, damaging the body's immune system, changing the genetic material (DNA) of th

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