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A member asked:
If a medical practitioner saw a sore in vaginal area do they have to confirm its herpes with swab or can they just give you meds not knowing 4 sure?
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Depends: Genital herpes is sometimes a clinical diagnosis, which means doctors may treat characteristic lesions before confirming via lab work. However, due to poor specificity of physical exam it is usually advisable to confirm the diagnosis with lab tests.
Answered 12/12/2014
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