Hmm that"s funny Eomer. I"ve been tested positive for gonorrhea twice in my life and they never asked for the names of sexual partners. As far as I know, they can only legally do that for HIVwithoutyour consent.
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Maybe it"s a Canada thing. Pretty sure they don"t ask for contact info or anything in the US.chu said:
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Like I said, I would imagine it"s voluntary, but they certainly don"t emphasize it when they put the form in front of you. Not even sure if it"s a "Canada" thing, since our health systems are run provincially.
Here"s a link to a job opening that kinda references it:Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Notification Nurse | Programs & Services | Alberta Health Services
I think it`s a good idea, personally, so long as it remains voluntary.
Here"s a link to a job opening that kinda references it:Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Notification Nurse | Programs & Services | Alberta Health Services
I think it`s a good idea, personally, so long as it remains voluntary.
Chlamydia isn"t an STD scare, unless you call having someone call you and say "yo, I got the flu, and I know we hung out yesterday so you might wanna get checked out!" a flu scare. Suffer a little bit, go to doctor, it goes away forever. I never had an STD but if I found out I got something curable I really wouldn"t be all that worried about it. Go to doctor, suffer some embarrassment, get a shot and done.
Now having someone call you and say "hey, I tested positive for warts/herpes/aids," you should get checked out...THAT"S an STD scare.
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Now having someone call you and say "hey, I tested positive for warts/herpes/aids," you should get checked out...THAT"S an STD scare.
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So herpes, which something silly like 50% of the population (perhaps even more) has *is* an STD scare, but chlamydia, which can make women sterile before even showing symptoms *isn"t* an STD scare? Wut?
Yes, herpes, which 50% of the pop doesn"t have because I"m obviously not talking about cold sores, is damn huge std scare. And chlamydia, which doesn"t make men sterile and is usually symptomatic in men thus leading to quick treatment, given that this thread is all fucking men, is not an STD scare.Rathmort said:
Care to be sarcastic and dumb again at the same time?
"Complications among men are rare. Infection sometimes spreads to the epididymis (the tube that carries sperm from the testis), causing pain, fever, and, rarely, sterility."Grooverider said:
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heh, yeah, I was so relieved when I got the phone call saying the test was negative, even though in practical terms it made absolutely no difference to me.Tarrant220 said:
I"m just hoping to fucking god our local health authority got out of the stone ages and can do the tests on urine like they do elsewhere. Fuck the swab. Fuck it.
Which would you pick: Being diagnosed with early stage chlamydia, getting a shot of antibitotics and going on with your life or catching a nasty strain of flu and being bed-ridden for 2 days?
Calgary still does the swabs. A few checkups ago I was told that they can go without it but the swab is still significantly more accurate than other methods and won"t switch until the other method is perfected.Eomer said:
For the record, you"re right: herpes is definitely way worse for a male patient than chlamydia, and oral herpes / cold sores are much more common (HSV-1 usually) but HSV-2 (the virus that causes genital herpes) is still present in about 1 in 6 people in the US. It"s definitely nowhere near 50%, but fuck, those odds suck.Dabamf said:
