Thank you - I have an appointment to get a PAP today, however my PCP was getting ready to call in another round of antibiotics for this UTI and I didn't want to bother taking them if it wasn't actually a UTI and could in fact be a STD. I'm glad to know that all these UTI were in fact UTI.
no because there are many ways to get a uti, if your testing positive for a uti then thats what it is. you need to stop assuming and just get tested for stds. A pap usually covers chalmydia and gono but you need to double check with your GYN to see if they tested for those.
Ok - but could repeat positive UTI urinalysis also be STD or do STD not present the same as a UTI in a urinalysis? I guess I'm asking is could all these positive urine screens I've been getting have actually been a STD or when they do the UTI test are they sure it is truly a UTI and not something else? Which STD could be misdiagnosed as UTI? Chlamydia? Gonorrhea?
Just want to be certain I'm asking for the correct thing - and would a PAP cover all of those STD or would I need a different type of test?
Your Dr has to specifically test for STD's. I would ask for specific STD testing.