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We sought to comprehensively examine young women's beliefs about the STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing process.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design and Sample<\/jats:title>Descriptive, cross\u2010sectional, survey investigation. Women aged 18\u201324 (n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0302) drawn from four women's health clinics and one university classroom.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Measures<\/jats:title>Participants completed the RoTEST<\/jats:styled-content>, which measures five domains of women's STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing beliefs and a demographic survey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Many women believed they would be screened for all STD<\/jats:styled-content>s when they receive STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing (40%) and that visual inspection by a provider was a valid method of STD<\/jats:styled-content> screening for gonorrhea (35%), chlamydia (32%) and HSV<\/jats:styled-content> (77%). More than a quarter believed that a Pap test screens for gonorrhea (23%) and chlamydia (26%). Twenty\u2010one percent reported that discussing STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing with a provider is difficult and most reported feeling more comfortable seeking STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing from an STD<\/jats:styled-content> specialist rather than a family doctor (79%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions<\/jats:title>Young women have numerous misconceptions about the STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing process that may interfere with the validity of their self\u2010reported STD<\/jats:styled-content> testing history and subsequently undermine public health efforts to improve STD<\/jats:styled-content> prevention and control. 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