STDs and SEX

[Polo2847]

When you're about to give/receive a bj, hj, or sex, do you really know if that person has STDs or infectious disease? You can take them to the hospital to get checked, but wouldn't that alert your parents about the situation(like insurance and fees)?

Also, since sexual tendencies come up anywhere at anytime, I assume that you guys/girls don't have the time to test every sexual partner you hook up with. I just feel like if I do something with anyone, I would always get something from them. I do want to have some fun down the road, but I also want to be safe.

Yes condoms do help with avoiding pregnancies, but I don't think they're really effective STD-wise since most people start off sexual encounters with foreplay, which no one really puts on a condom for a blowjob, I assume. Bodily fluids would already be present during foreplay.

[Luminous]

I agree. What am I supposed to say?

[Cognizant]

Fun fact: about 80% of the worlds population has Type 1 Herpes (cold sores). If you don't want to go to the doctors, you can really only trust that your partner is being 100% honest if they've been tested. Otherwise, there's no real sure fire way to tell if they have an STD, except the obvious ones like Herpes.

[NeuroTiger]

That's the reason behind having only one sexual partner....

[Amazerful]

If you are a monogamous person and you have been with a person long enough to have sex then there shouldn't be a problem with taking a trip to the clinic to get tested, before any STD's have a chance to get exchanged

[Telkanis]

I think just do stuff with someone that you trust and use a condom. You can also get a shot to help protect from HPV.

[nklarke]

That's the reason behind having only one sexual partner....

That's only 50% up to you. You can't control what your partner does or did.

[deregisterme]

Part of it is down to trust and gut feeling. Sometimes you can tell a "player" saying you're the only one, sometimes you can't

[NeuroTiger]

That's only 50% up to you. You can't control what your partner does or did.

If you keep only a trustworthy sexual partner, you certainly should know of her condition.