Who Should Be Screened Regularly for STIs?

How your OBGYN doctors in Arcadia, CA, can help with STI screening

Sexually-transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections, also known as STIs, can cause painful symptoms including itching, burning, cramping, and other issues. Your OBGYN doctor is an expert at diagnosing and treating STIs, so you can get back to enjoying your life.

Dr. Anya Rose and Dr. Megan Gau at Rose Women’s Health in Arcadia, CA, provide comprehensive women’s health services, including screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.

You may have an STI and not experience any signs or symptoms. That’s why it’s important to be screened regularly for STIs if you or your partner:

• Practice unprotected sex
• Have sex with multiple partners
• Use intravenous drugs
• Have had sex with an intravenous drug user

You and your partner should also be screened for STIs if either of you begin to show signs or symptoms of infection or disease. Visit your OBGYN doctor if you:

• See sores, lesions, or warts on your genitals
• Feel itching or burning when you urinate
• Notice a discharge from your vagina

STI screening is the only way to determine for sure if you have an STI. You must ask to be screened for an STI because it is not part of a regular medical examination.

STI screening can be accomplished using several methods, including:

A blood test which checks for herpes, HIV/AIDS, PID, hepatitis B, cytomegalovirus, and syphilis

A cell test which checks for gonorrhea, chlamydia, scabies and genital warts

A discharge test which checks for chlamydia, vaginosis, PID, herpes, gonorrhea, and syphilis

Regular screening for STIs can help you and your partner enjoy a healthy life and relationship. To find out more about screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, call Dr. Anya Rose and Dr. Megan Gau at Rose Women’s Health in Arcadia, CA. You can reach them in the office by calling (626) 461-7071, so call now.