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Gettin Tested...
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macbaseball
macrumors 6502a
MacAztec said:
I wouldn't be so sure. There's always that small chance that either one has something. For me, I would rather be safe than sorry. From the sounds of it, your life is going pretty well right now, and if you actually had an STD transferred to you, it would pretty much ruin everything going on in your life. I know it's you decision, but I just know that it would totally suck to get an STD...
RedTomato
macrumors 601
When I was younger (I feel like an old fart now!) I had several partners, and I used to get a STD checkup every six months or so.
The first time is the worse as you don't know what's going on. Relax, they've seen it all before and heard it all before.
There are plenty of places to get it done anonymous or free (at least here in the UK) You can also choose the gender of the medic who will see you.
It's taking responsiblity for both yourself and the people you love.
re the penis probe - hey, you're a man, you can deal with a little pain! It WILL hurt, but no more so than a blood test! (compareable to a pinprick really)
My partners who have had tests say that for a woman, its also a bit of an ordeal, you have to put your legs into stirrups and have a stranger stare up your bits with a torch - the spectulum is always cold! Then the cervical smear test... I gather it's comparable in pain to a penis probe.
All part of being a responsible adult .... 🙂
RedTomato
"Ok, drop your trousers and get on that bed please"
The first time is the worse as you don't know what's going on. Relax, they've seen it all before and heard it all before.
There are plenty of places to get it done anonymous or free (at least here in the UK) You can also choose the gender of the medic who will see you.
It's taking responsiblity for both yourself and the people you love.
re the penis probe - hey, you're a man, you can deal with a little pain! It WILL hurt, but no more so than a blood test! (compareable to a pinprick really)
My partners who have had tests say that for a woman, its also a bit of an ordeal, you have to put your legs into stirrups and have a stranger stare up your bits with a torch - the spectulum is always cold! Then the cervical smear test... I gather it's comparable in pain to a penis probe.
All part of being a responsible adult .... 🙂
RedTomato
"Ok, drop your trousers and get on that bed please"
groovebuster
macrumors 65816
Exactly.macbaseball said:
I never cheated on my gfs/wife and was never into one-night-stands, but we always got tested before we became serious in a relationship. If there is no reason to be worried why hesitating then? Better safe than sorry. In the beginning you don't know a person well enough to be sure he/she is not hiding something from you from the past. This way you can at least exclude to catch some serious STDs. It's building up trust, because you can go to the test together and receive the test-results together as well. That's a good start for a good relationship. And it also shows that you are acting responsible by not spreading STDs because you don't know that you are having some.
Go for it! 🙂
groovebuster
RedTomato said:
And it's every 3 bloody years for us ladies! So quit complaining about the 'probe'.... 😉
gwuMACaddict
macrumors 68040
eva01 said:
not here you dont...
dude, just get a regular physical from your family doctor (you should have one of these once a year anyway) and tell him you want to be tested for the usual STD's, etc.
pretty easy
MacAztec said:
I would do blood work fine, but a penis probe is just not cool. Has anyone who has had a culture that also had a catheter? I had to have one of those pre-surgery and it sucked balls, worst thing I have ever done. I broke out with stress-bumps over my entire body due to the shock and pain.
I give blood regularly and visit the family doctor as I should, so I bank on those as valid checks. Those coupled with a smart sexlife and I assume I'm okay 😉
Counterfit
macrumors G3
rainman::|:|
macrumors 603
you're thinking about it, and you've had sex, which are the two real ingredients to getting tested-- just freaking get it done. there is never, ever, EVER a good excuse "not" to get tested.
If for no other reason than men can carry diseases that won't show, but will pass to a woman and believe me, she won't be very happy. If that did happen, you'd wish you'd have gotten a test. It's a little like taking a washcloth to your naughty-bits before someone's going to get intimate with them-- just one more thing you do to avoid an Awkward Sexual Moment later.
If for no other reason than men can carry diseases that won't show, but will pass to a woman and believe me, she won't be very happy. If that did happen, you'd wish you'd have gotten a test. It's a little like taking a washcloth to your naughty-bits before someone's going to get intimate with them-- just one more thing you do to avoid an Awkward Sexual Moment later.
macbaseball
macrumors 6502a
Daveway said:
Yep the one who's Dad is apparently worth billions. I believe it was she was entitled Girl 1, unless I missed something.
MacAztec said:
I officially hate you, in the nicest way possibly of course, but I really do.
Hate hate, hate, hate. (Chapelle show 😉 )
Counterfit
macrumors G3
Unless, of course, you've never been in a position where transmission of those particular diseases is possible. It's hard to get and STD without the S 😱rainman::|:| said:
Counterfit
macrumors G3
Well, there's that. But then, I don't do either of those. The only blood I see on anything even starting to resemble regularity is my own.eva01 said: