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What types of diseases and bacteria does a semen culture detect or look for?
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Std tests: Hi Wanda, so doing a penile or vaginal culture can be tested for a variety of things, but a common STD panel includes gonorrhea, Chlamydia, are the basics. You can further have your doctor test for syphilus, HPV, HSV. Hope this helps!
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