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A member asked:

I went to very old gynae&std clinic.the clinic's condition are realy messy,dirty.i went to get sti test/got swabbed.he did pap smear for a patient before me w/ lsil.he touched my vagna/vulva w/ bare hands n dirty equip.can i be infcted w/ hiv or stds?

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Sounds odd...: Probably one should discuss this with her primary care provider and find a different clinic for Gyn care and Pap smears. Also, how would a patient know what the doctor did with a prior patient? Such information is strictly confidential.

Answered 11/18/2019

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