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Can doctors test for stis with a urine sample?.what types of sti can it detect?i was on my period and the nurse told me to leave a sample for sti test

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Varies: Not all testable by urine, but gonorrhea, chlamydia commonly-and sometimes trichomonas / yeast.

Answered 3/5/2013

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