Hi and thanks for your question. It is recommended to do STI testing after a relationship ends and before a new one. At some clinics, testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea is automatically done at the same time as the Pap test. You would need to check with your doctor if these tests were done when you had your pap test done. If so you would not need to do these tests. If you wanted to also test for HIV and syphilis (blood tests) then you could ask your doctor to order these for you or you and your new partner could do all the testing at an STI clinic. To find a clinic near you, see:
http://smartsexresource.com/get-tested/clinic-finder
Hope this helps, Health Nurse
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