Nosey Neighbor
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I don't believe it is standard at every doctor. I just pulled ALL of my lab results from my pregnancy (they are visible online.) They only checked my HCG twice in early pregnancy after I had bleeding. I see nothing about a syphilis or Hep B screening. I assume if I had been checked, they would have shown up along with all of my other results online. I was asked about the HIV screening before they did it. And I was offered maternal screening but didn't do that.
The syphilis test is called an "RPR." You will likely see it that way on a lab report. OB/GYN's standard of care is guided by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). All specialties have board certifications governed by a professional entity, such as ACOG, that recommends the standard of care based on scientific principles, etc. Deviating from those prudent fundamentals of practice is risky for a physician, as it puts him/her at risk for malpractice if things are not done as suggested (or if no documentation of the suggestion to do so and patient's refusal if they disagree with the recommendation). Rubella titer should have been done, unless it had been done previously and they pulled that documentation from the past.