As a Teen, Where Can I Get Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

As a Teen, Where Can I Get Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases? (0:22)

Sexually transmitted diseases can happen to boys and girls. In this video, Dr. Rome explains where teens can get tested for STDs.

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Can guys get tested for STI's, Sexually Transmitted Infections? Back to the urine. If you are worried- If you can pee, you can get tested. You can get tested. And as far as HIV, saliva or blood can help you get tested. Your doctor can do that, Planned Parenthoods can do that testing.

There's STD clinics, school based clinics sometimes have.

Ellen Rome, MD

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About Ellen Rome, MD

Ellen Rome, MD is Head of the Section of Adolescent Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is a board certified pediatrician and an expert in the field of eating disorders and obesity.

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As a Teen, Where Can I Get Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases?