Have you been accused of lying by a physician about your sexual history during the intake prior to HIV test?

I was dismayed to hear of such unprofessional behavior!

If you're comfortable doing so, please indicate your sex, the sex of the physician, your age at the time of the test, and the physician's approximate age. (I am wondering if this is related to assumptions about age and sex.) Also, whether they thought you were exaggerating or underestimating your risk factors.

I have noticed gynecologists or physicians "doubt" your response if you indicate you have been celibate or sexually inactive. They either think you're lying, so they try to make you feel more comfortable to "tell the truth." Or, they think you have some sort of cultural problem with sex or are a virgin. I don't particularly find this offensive. I understand younger women may lie about their sexual history because they are ashamed or embarrassed.

I have had both male and female doctors.

EDIT:

Also, they are discouraging of you getting tested for STDs unless you have been sexually active and suspect having been exposed. This makes no sense to me because there are STDs that can show years after having gotten them. Herpes being one of them. I'm not sure why they would discourage getting tested, when studies show that you can have it hidden in your body for years.

I took my daughter in for her first pelvic exam at the age of 14, because she was already sexually active. The physician was a female, in her 60's. The Dr. asked my daughter if she had sex recently, within the past week. My daughter insisted that she did not. So I asked the Dr. why she said that. She could tell that my daughter had a vaginal infection caused by having sex. Later on, I found out that my daughter was date-raped but was afraid to tell me. Dr's have a way of knowing what has been going on down there just by looking.

Not me. But my married BFF, who was given a kidney infection by some shmuck she picked up on the internet, lied about using condoms with all the men she met online and wound up *ucking. (She "just didn't like them" and thought she wasn't at risk as long as the men told her they were okay.)

I had a personal problem when I was sixteen which caused my periods to stop for a few months. After convincing my mother I was still a virgin, and once she'd stopped crying, she took me to the doctor. He was in his fifties. He looked at me and said "If your periods have stopped you're probably pregnant" when I told him I was a virgin he eyed me suspisciously and snorted with laughter. I didn't exactly look sweet innocent and virginal, but I WAS and I couldn't believe the doctor would be so rude!

No.
Was tested(it's law in Australia now for pregnant women) for all STD's including HIV around 4 years ago when pregnant with my third child.
I donate blood too and am tested for diseases including HIV everytime I donate. Last test was around 6 months ago. Australia is really strict about donated blood.
Am 34, and have had female and male nurses/doctors.
Here there is no point in lying. Tests show all.

Not to me- but my health students organized a test day for students and the public health personnel were really disrespectful. We decided to use another type of test this year.

I would like to know the reason for your question.

funny you should ask gnu diddy. i feel compelled now to come forward.
when i was 19 i sought an hiv test when i discovered that my husband of two years was having unprotected sex with other men at an adult book store. after having gone throught the prlim. risk assessment with the nurse i was allowed to see the doctor. he spoke to me in very condescending terms "c'mon honey you expect me to believe that?" i actually had to make up a sexual history before he would administer the test. it was demoralizing.

i am the reason professor.

Has not happened to me.
I agree with Lioness, if he/she were to accuse someone of lying, it is most likely because he/she does not believe the individual is not sexually active, be it because of gender and age, perhaps some personal knowledge or even their own assumptions of the person.
And do find that as unethical behaviour for a doctor, either way, the results will speak for themselves, so there is a lack of professionalism in telling a patient that he or she is lying.

- I am a female.
- My current doctor is also a friend, female, 47 years old.

When I was in college a friend of mine wanted to get tested and I went along so that she wouldn't have to be tested alone. I was not active at the time but the guy at the clinic just didn't believe me. He didn't really come out and say "I don't believe you" but he asked repeatedly, brought up the fact that I was in a sorority, raised his eyebrow so high I thought it would get stuck there, and was just a general jerk about it. I think it was the end of my freshman year so I was 19 and I'm female.

I have always told my physician the truth. Especially when I was uninsured. Just to stick it to them.

It wasn't a HIV test, it was just a blood test when I was 16 and the female doctor(40 + at a guess) asked about my sexual history. Told her I had slept with 10+ women, and she just laughed and asked me to tell the truth! it was a lie but that isn't the point, very unprofessional behavior.

Reading over some of these answers it shocks me that medical professionals could be so unprofessional. Fortunately for me when I went to my first well woman exam (pelvic PAP STD/HIV tests) when I was 21 my gyno was very professional and believed me when I told her that I hadn't had sex in 3 years, which was true. Thankfully I'm a gettin laid now.

I'm 24 (25 in two weeks) female, gyno was female, 21 at time of the test, gyno was late 30's early 40's.

I've never been accused of lying about it. I'm pretty sure it's because I'm female, white, and don't look at all like the adventurous type (if you get my drift). The only HIV test I ever had was when I was 30. The nurse practitioner was around my age, and was very blase about the whole thing.

Any doctor who accuses someone of lying about their history prior to an HIV test is completely unprofessional, and for NO REASON. Heck, they're going to find out if their positive anyway--why grouse about the questionnaire?

This is sort of related--I give blood every two months, and donors always fill out the same questionnaire every time with questions like, "have you visited any of the following countries in the last 6 months?" and "have you had unprotected sex in the last year with a new partner?" There's like a ton of these questions. I was sitting in the waiting room filling it out as usual, and a phlebotomist walked by and casually said, "Don't you wish you could say yes to something in that column just for once?"