Should you get tested together?
Talking about sexual health with your partner is important, even if you are using a contraceptive method that promises protection from STDs. This is critical as accidents happen, and there are also some illnesses that even the barrier method can’t prevent.
And so, before you get intimate, it’s important to have that talk with your partner – “When was the last time you were tested?” “What were the results?”, “Have you ever been treated for a condition?”, and a gamut of others that will clue you in to their health status.
One way to be absolutely sure of where you stand is to get tested together, something the women below fully advocate.
Tamira:
It is extremely important for me to know because I do not live a reckless life and I wouldn’t want to attach myself to a man and after we have sex something pops up on me unexplainedly. I am not about that life. I need to know.
Chemise:
I made it my responsibility to make it a date before we had sex just to know, because I know you cannot know just by looking. So I ensured we went and saw a doctor and got ourselves tested. I think it is important for couples to do this especially if they plan to have unprotected sex.
KL:
I caught HPV from my man so it is important for other women to know how important it is to get tested and to know your sexual status before you jump into bed. It is really not a nice feeling finding out after, that your man has this or that.
Rushell:
It is something every couple should do. Go to the clinic like it is a date because it is important to know so you can adjust your life if necessary.
Terry-Ann:
I do this annually with my husband and a lot of my friends think I am insane because they think it suggests that we are both having sexual affairs. But no, certain things show up in your blood years after so we ensure to get our annual checks.
