Blood Drug Testing

Do routine blood/urine tests reveal STD's?

During a recent pysical, I had routine blood and urinalysis done. The tests included a prostate antigen test, urine culture, urinalysis, basic metabolic panel, and a hemogram/blood count through routine venipuncture. Everything tested "normal." Would these tests reveal the presence of STD's?

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1. Most Urine tests examine for specific things! Sounds Like your prostrate PSA levels were being checked for abnormalities. Swabs of the urethra and Specific STi Tests need to be done to discover if an STi is present! Only you know if you have taken a Risk and potentially exposed yourself to an STi-Check yourself for Obvious Pain, discomfort and/or Swelling in the water department!
2. No, most routine blood tests don't test for STD's. However, the blood test could offer a clue towards an STD - for example, if you white blood cell count is off it could indicate an infection, like an STD. But generally, if you want to test for STD's you need to do a separate test.
3. with a blood test you can check for HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis. things like chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trich have to be done with a swab of the internal vagina or internal penis. although there are new tests out now where chlamydia can be tested through a urine test. I personally dont think that one is that accurate. if you think you have an STD, get seen immediately. if you are a female, it is very dangerous to let chlamydia or gonorrhea sit in your uterus. it can scar your fallopian tubes permanently and infertility will result. hope i have helped
4. I ask the doctor this he told me sometime it depend on the doctor but if you already got that test call them up and see if they tested for any STD it will not hurt to ask right,I told a STD test with both my son and it came out alright
5. no. Prostate antigen tests are self explanatory and states if your prostate is enlarging. urine culture tests for bacteria that would indicate a UTI. A urinalysis consists of things like pH, glucose, ketones, protein, a BMP has things like potassium and sodium levels, and a hemoglobin/hematocrit tests those things specifically. none of this tests of any type of std.
6. It just depends. Syphillis is a blood test. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia can be detected in urine, but they then take a swab to confirm a positive result. Doctors don't normally test for STDs unless you specifically ask them to.