nightangel73
02-08-2006, 12:20 AM
Does the pap test can detect clamydia infection as it does for hpv? Or does clamydia test have to be specifically be requested?
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tommy124
02-08-2006, 02:48 PM
It has to be specifically requested. A PAP test is only for cervical abnormalities.
nightangel73
02-08-2006, 08:56 PM
This scares me a little bit. See last year I had my annual check but I did not really requested a former std check. Doctor did not even asked if I wanted one. So the results came back with the std HPV and cervical dysplasia (CIN1). I had a colposcopy done (where nothing was found) and had to go back 6 months after for another pap smear. Now I question could I have had chlamydia all the way that the doctor totally dismissed since I did not requested a chlamydia test? Would the doctor not even suggest that I had screening for chlamydia even since I was found to have a former std like hpv?
mandeline04
02-12-2006, 11:12 PM
just like tommy said, a pap test only test for cervical abnormalities however you can request to be tested for hpv on your pap - any other type of std screening has to be requested or it won't be done!....some doctors will suggest you have it done but more than like won't!!! the best thing to do is just get tested if you in any doubt at all! chlamydia is an std but can be cured by antibiotics so it's best to find out sooner than later if thats the case to have it taken care of! normally the doctor will treat you and your partner for this! so just get tested and the results will be back in less than a week!
nightangel73
02-12-2006, 11:36 PM
just like tommy said, a pap test only test for cervical abnormalities however you can request to be tested for hpv on your pap - any other type of std screening has to be requested or it won't be done!....some doctors will suggest you have it done but more than like won't!!! the best thing to do is just get tested if you in any doubt at all! chlamydia is an std but can be cured by antibiotics so it's best to find out sooner than later if thats the case to have it taken care of! normally the doctor will treat you and your partner for this! so just get tested and the results will be back in less than a week!
Yeah I can tell that doctors won't mention a word about that. I think it is wrong of the doctors not even suggesting to have it. In fact I think a screening for chlamydia should be mandatory along with the pap smear for everyone who is or has been sexually active. Hpv screening is done along witht the pap smear even if you don't request it. It just come together. Now chlamydia and gonorreah are done separatetly that is what I have the impression of. The scary thing of chlamydia is that yes you can be cured easily but it can take your fertility away. It dryes your fallopian tubes and it's irreversible. That is really scary.
Yeah I can tell that doctors won't mention a word about that. I think it is wrong of the doctors not even suggesting to have it. In fact I think a screening for chlamydia should be mandatory along with the pap smear for everyone who is or has been sexually active. Hpv screening is done along witht the pap smear even if you don't request it. It just come together. Now chlamydia and gonorreah are done separatetly that is what I have the impression of. The scary thing of chlamydia is that yes you can be cured easily but it can take your fertility away. It dryes your fallopian tubes and it's irreversible. That is really scary.
mandeline04
02-13-2006, 12:04 PM
Yeah I can tell that doctors won't mention a word about that. I think it is wrong of the doctors not even suggesting to have it. In fact I think a screening for chlamydia should be mandatory along with the pap smear for everyone who is or has been sexually active. Hpv screening is done along witht the pap smear even if you don't request it. It just come together. Now chlamydia and gonorreah are done separatetly that is what I have the impression of. The scary thing of chlamydia is that yes you can be cured easily but it can take your fertility away. It dryes your fallopian tubes and it's irreversible. That is really scary.
actually, no unless its different where you are from the hpv screening isn't automatically done with your pap smear! i had an abnormal pap with my yearly exam and the doctor suggested we do a repeat in 3 months and option to detect for hpv! so here they don't, it's probably different everywhere - i work at an ob/gyn and we have several pts that have abnormal paps and the nurses have to call them to ask their permission if we can test for hpv
actually, no unless its different where you are from the hpv screening isn't automatically done with your pap smear! i had an abnormal pap with my yearly exam and the doctor suggested we do a repeat in 3 months and option to detect for hpv! so here they don't, it's probably different everywhere - i work at an ob/gyn and we have several pts that have abnormal paps and the nurses have to call them to ask their permission if we can test for hpv
nightangel73
02-13-2006, 10:08 PM
actually, no unless its different where you are from the hpv screening isn't automatically done with your pap smear! i had an abnormal pap with my yearly exam and the doctor suggested we do a repeat in 3 months and option to detect for hpv! so here they don't, it's probably different everywhere - i work at an ob/gyn and we have several pts that have abnormal paps and the nurses have to call them to ask their permission if we can test for hpv
wow then I'm glad I went to a good gynecologist that use the latest technology in pap smears. Don't they use the thin wet prep? It dectects for both things, abnormal cells and hpv. A good gyn will prefer to use this to save you a trip to the gyn in case you are positive to hpv. I was under the impression that the thin wet prep is the standard in pap smear screening nowadays. Is it that there are gyns that use the slides still? hehe
wow then I'm glad I went to a good gynecologist that use the latest technology in pap smears. Don't they use the thin wet prep? It dectects for both things, abnormal cells and hpv. A good gyn will prefer to use this to save you a trip to the gyn in case you are positive to hpv. I was under the impression that the thin wet prep is the standard in pap smear screening nowadays. Is it that there are gyns that use the slides still? hehe
mandeline04
02-13-2006, 10:34 PM
wow then I'm glad I went to a good gynecologist that use the latest technology in pap smears. Don't they use the thin wet prep? It dectects for both things, abnormal cells and hpv. A good gyn will prefer to use this to save you a trip to the gyn in case you are positive to hpv. I was under the impression that the thin wet prep is the standard in pap smear screening nowadays. Is it that there are gyns that use the slides still? hehe
where i work they do use the thin prep pap tests - however on the sheets we have to send off to the lab along with the pap smear you have to check off whether you want it tested for hpv or not because if you do it has to actually be sent to another part of the lab for further testing - that is the reason why they do it that way at our office, like i said in the earlier quote i'm sure its different everywhere but i agree with you, i think its great that where you go is automatically testing for it!!! i wish that everyone did it that way....some insurance companies won't pay for hpv testing therefore we have to have the permission from the pt before doing so, otherwise we can get in trouble for opting to have something tested when we didn't have permission and the pt then has to pay for it.....it can become a big mess, trust me!!!! lol
where i work they do use the thin prep pap tests - however on the sheets we have to send off to the lab along with the pap smear you have to check off whether you want it tested for hpv or not because if you do it has to actually be sent to another part of the lab for further testing - that is the reason why they do it that way at our office, like i said in the earlier quote i'm sure its different everywhere but i agree with you, i think its great that where you go is automatically testing for it!!! i wish that everyone did it that way....some insurance companies won't pay for hpv testing therefore we have to have the permission from the pt before doing so, otherwise we can get in trouble for opting to have something tested when we didn't have permission and the pt then has to pay for it.....it can become a big mess, trust me!!!! lol