AVOID HAVING SEX WITH AN INFECTED PARTNER: VISIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEFORE STARTING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
It is not unusual for couples to visit a health care provider before starting a sexual relationship so that both can be tested for sexually transmitted infections. This is a good idea. If a treatable infection such as chlamydia is diagnosed, then medication can be administered before the couple becomes sexually active. If a chronic infection such as herpes is diagnosed, then counseling can be given on ways to decrease the risk of transmission and to deal with the resulting emotional issues. Chronic infections such as herpes are very common,millions of couples deal with chronic sexually transmitted infections on a daily basis and continue to have healthy fulfilling sex lives.
Discovering a sexually transmitted infection once the sexual relationship has already begun—and perhaps especially when the discovery is made as a result of one partner being infected by the other—can be much more upsetting than knowing at the beginning and deciding right from the start what you want to do as a couple. Not knowing from the beginning can mean a painful discovery later in your relationship. Concerns about infidelity may surface, and there may be a break in the trust that has developed.
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