Submitted by [deleted] t3_yymvpx in washingtondc
milo_macgyver t1_iwv478q wrote
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I hear you! It is a little weird. It's possible your PCP ordered it, though I haven't heard of us doing that. I've worked there for a while and every year we have a non-zero number of joke orders, which is annoying but comes with the territory of offering sexual health resources to the public. One time we had some students at a Catholic school order a condom packet to be sent to their teacher; that was fun 🙄
Editing to add: I spoke with my colleague who runs the program and he said PCPs shouldn't do this without your knowledge. If you want to talk to someone in our office, send a message to GetCheckedDC@dc.gov and he'll do his best to help you figure out what happened.
[deleted] OP t1_iwvlys9 wrote
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KombuchaLady3 t1_iwvs7sr wrote
The doctor running a STD/STI test may have triggered something with DC Health to send out an HIV test.
alizadk t1_iww33fk wrote
Some STDs are dormant in your system for years, such as HPV. And HPV can cause UTIs.
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