Would you be miffed at your gp if they gave you an STI test..?

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Basically 2 weeks ago after being on the pill for 3-4 months I had a little blood loss during periods.Also slight thrush but nothing major. Bit worried so called gp and after receptionist spoke to gp she advised me not to worry but to book an appointment for the following week.

I had the appointment last week and expected my gp to examine me and put me at ease.

She seemed unaware of me contacting the surgery,said the blood as "old" is not worrying but wanted to take swabs to check.

I was fine with this as I assumed it would be related to blood loss.

She started to discuss my contraception plans and the fact that I was only on the pill for hormonal issues which are now being controlled with ad's and that it may be benifical for me to have the coil fitted.
EVEN though I aim to try again for dc3 in the next 6 months..ALSO im not keen on the pill/contraception, haven't used anything for the last 10 years except condoms...

Now after she had taken swabs it was then that I realised they were for STI/STD checks .
Also after the appintment I realised the clinic I was booked into was family planning!

Surely this isn';t necessary..? I feel a bit offended. I have been with dh for 13 years, he was my 1st serious relationship and prior to dh I can count on one hand how many men I slept with..

I just feel a bit shocked an annoyed that she has done these tests..am I being unreasonable..?

certainly wouldn't be miffed - I think it is a bit odd to be so.

I was with my ex for 17 years, and only had 2 sexual partners before that. I was also AIDS tested (as was ex) during our relationship as part of visa requirements for an overseas secondment.

I am almost certain that ex didn't sleep with anyone else while he was with me, and only had 1 sexual partner before that.

Regardless of the above I intent to get tested for STI's before I have unprotected sex again (if that happens) and will insist that my new partner does aswell.

You might know who you have been sleeping with - you have no idea who they have slept with.

Also some STIs can remain dormant for years before showing any symtoms.

I agree with everyone else - testing for STIs was necessary with your symptoms if only to rule them out. I guess the FP clinic would only have asked for them too before investigating your symptoms amy further.

How did you know she was checking for STIs- did she tell you?

You are being very unreasonable to expect her to know you and your DH's morals and sexual behaviour- as others have said, you could be ignorant of the truth.

Drs don't make moral judgements before they do tests- they do tests to rule out certain diseases.
I found your 1st post confusing- you said you had had a little bleeding during periods- does that mean you expected more- or did you mean to write between periods?

And yes, if it was a 60 yr old they might still test- the highest rise in STIs is amongst the over 50s!

DH has been my only sexual partner, and I his, but I was still screened for STI's when I was pregnant. I wasn't offended, and I was sure I knew what the results would be.

Breakthrough bleeding during taking the pill is just one symptom of chlamydia, not saying you have that. This is why your Gp is testing for STI, just to rule it out to protect YOU. A lot of STI's are symptomless both in men or women, but as with anything, there will be symptom traits.

I think perhaps you should have been told what the tests were before she took them

but

I had a recent pill check with my GP and (rather red-faced) he asked if I would like to be tested for Chlamydia. He told me that it was routine now to ask every woman that when getting pill-checked (it came up on his computer screen). Perhaps it is now routine everywhere?