By Nina Ruggiero October 28, 2016. While the crown of the Statue of Liberty offers striking views of New York City, many wonder why they can't climb all the way up to her golden torch. The average person will tell you the answer is simple: structural damage caused by years of wear and tear.
Men who thought they might have chlamydia or gonorrhea got tested by having a swab inserted into their urethra. Women had to undergo a pelvic exam. Fortunately, thanks to technology, that's no longer true. These days, both of these STDs can now be detected via urine testing. Urine chlamydia tests and gonorrhea tests are a heck of a lot more pleasant than urethral swabs. In some places urine testing can be a bit more difficult to find. However, it's getting easier and easier every year.
A. Genital herpes is a common STD; however, many people who have this sexually transmitted disease don't know they have it. Genital herpes frequently has no symptoms, so you can be infected and contagious without knowing it. When symptoms do occur, they can easily be mistaken for something else.ests used to diagnose or screen for genital herpes include: 1  PCR blood test: The PCR blood test can tell if you have genital herpes even if you don't have symptoms. 2  The PCR test looks for pieces of the virus's DNA.