Do you tell the world (or your partner) about your STD?

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  Posted by aditya Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:18am PDT

  i want, that GOD bless you.

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  Posted by S. M. Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:25am PDT

  You should always tell your partner (whether just for one night or longer) about any STI's you might have. But I don't think you should have to tell him/her all the dirty details, like how you got it, etc. unless you want to tell them and they want to know.

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  Posted by darren Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:20am PDT

  god bless you to

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  Posted by darren Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:21am PDT

  ok

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  Posted by zuri Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:39am PDT

  i do have STD conversations with potential partner,usually around the same time that sexual conversations begin to come up, best to have these conversations before hitting the sack. i encourage them to research STD,ask Dr., etc. and if you still want to go there then lets go!

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  Posted by longhorn girl Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:02am PDT

  i agree with s, you don't have to tell the details, but you do need to tell that you have a STD. wouldn't you want to know?

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  Posted by No words Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:13am PDT

  It's hard to know who u can trust..Even though u see HVS all over the TV now..People still feel the need to judge the person who has it..I tell early on sometimes hell sometimes it's a way of getting out of situation!!!

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  Posted by Kitten With a High Powered Rifle Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:24pm PDT

  Don't ask, don't tell. Wait long enough and his junk will fall off and then it's no longer a problem.

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  Posted by Melinda Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:45pm PDT

  Surprisingly enough, my OB/GYN said that HPV is so common and that because it is almost always asymptomatic, that it isn't worth it to tell your partner that you have it. The possibility is so high that he or she does too and doesn't know it. My GYN says it isn't worth the pain and rejection over something that everyone has and that is invisible.

  I see her point, and disagree as well. Women need to know about HPV because of the warts and cervical cancer risk. However, if we all have it anyway, then why worry about it?

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  Posted by traci Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:22pm PDT

  my "best friend" of 9 years spilled the beans to my then boyfriend that i had had chlamydia...even tho i had gone to the doctor, been tested again and no longer had the std, it was the hardest thing i ever had to tell him. i hadnt felt the need to tell him bc i no longer had the std but she told him about it out of spite.

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