When I was in GA, I was refused an HIV screening by a county clinic. The doctor asked me if I'd ever had anal sex with another man, I answered no, and she said it was therefore not medically necessary for me to be screened for HIV. Go home now.
In California, I have a self-imposed regimen of screening twice a year for a suite of different things, and my doc backs me up on it.
I agree with your advice to lose the doc. Further, I'd advise your friend to switch to using a provider that has a profit motive in giving him the screenings. For Georgia, the best two are Quest Diagnostics and the little clinics they've put into Wal-Mart Superstores.
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Date: 2012-02-11 09:45 pm (UTC)In California, I have a self-imposed regimen of screening twice a year for a suite of different things, and my doc backs me up on it.
I agree with your advice to lose the doc. Further, I'd advise your friend to switch to using a provider that has a profit motive in giving him the screenings. For Georgia, the best two are Quest Diagnostics and the little clinics they've put into Wal-Mart Superstores.