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Where can i get tested for herpes?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Any doctor or clinic: Any doctor's office or clinic should be able to test for herpes, either with a swab specimen from a lesion or by blood test.

Answered 9/17/2017

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