Where to get STD and related tests free or cheap?

[NightRaven]

Originally posted by: DaviDaVinci

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Oh my, this is just too good to pass up. It wasn't too long ago you were ripping into Alkemyst because he's one of those horrible people who has had unprotected sex. Now you're asking about where to get tested?

The irony is breathtaking.

We used protection for the first 2-3 years. Within that time period she had been tested, and so had I. But that was in college and tests were free. The last year we were together, we didn't use any since we were engaged, and she had been on BC for the longest time (even when we used protection). Then I find out that she had been cheating on me.

I understand what you're trying to say, but given the situation I don't think it's ironic at all. I'm not going around intentionally having unprotected sex with random people/ married people/ people I know who are in another relationship.

It'll definitely be breathtaking when I get my results

Are you feeling as if you may have something? If your ex did cheat, wouldnt she be smart enough to use protection?

 

[alkemyst]

all I have to say is you ripped on my lifestyle of chicks and more chicks and I didn't have enough drama to warrant a posting here.

Any doctor/clinic can advise you on what tests you'll need and what costs are involved.

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[P.O.W.]

County health clinic.

 

[Cal166]

Silly Question, Always thought planned Parenthood was for WOMEN ONLY.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: NightRaven

Are you feeling as if you may have something? If your ex did cheat, wouldnt she be smart enough to use protection?

Here's the deal...if someone ends up cheating it's usually not so much planned as just happening. Therefore there is no protection usually, but let's face it, heat of the moment....STD's are a semi-low risk gamble for the most part, you know the person, etc....GO FOR BROKE!....not saying it's smart, but in the real world that is what happens....

Same thing with a 'steady'....usually one day you just stop using condoms, whether it's 3 months, 2 weeks, a year down the road...at that point he/she may have AIDS/HIV and not know it.

9 times out of 10 the person with something on their 'test' will not mention it anyway. Even if you get to see the 'results' usually they are just noted as a number, no names.

Sure there are people using protection every single time, and sure there are people that don't drink, do drugs, speed, play risky sports, swear, etc.

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[DaviDaVinci]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
all I have to say is you ripped on my lifestyle of chicks and more chicks and I didn't have enough drama to warrant a posting here.

Any doctor/clinic can advise you on what tests you'll need and what costs are involved.

Å

I can say one thing though. You're replies have always been logical and straightforward.

It's good to take risks, as long as they are calculated risks.

You're right, there's no 100% to safe sex. But i'd like to minimize my chances as much as possible

Hmmmm....I'm still worried about the HPV thing. For me now U too i guess.

How the hell can we test if we're just carriers. Just because I might never have to worry about it for my sake doesn't mean that I won't be worried about it for my partners sake.

And since 1 out of 3 adults have it. Man this is frustrating. Wish I was in the V club now.

Edit: And someone asked something about symptoms. I don't show any. If I'm a carrier to anything, I can possibly pass it on. To find that out is going to be a b!tch if even possible.

Even though my ex said that she used protection when she cheated, I wouldn't trust her. Can't trust her at all at this point. Even then, condoms aren't 100% against HPV.

 

[alkemyst]

The way I have been told anytime I used to worry about it, was unless I specifically knew I was at risk for some reason don't bother...get the HIV/AIDS once a year and be done with it.

Things like Herpes and HPV can be asymptomatic....it would suck to give them to your partner sure...but unless you are not very sexually active getting tested all the time is impractical. Herpes can be narrowed down easily. HPV its hard....for guys really not a problem most of the time, for women it is more serious occasionally.

Hepatis C is another risk (as well as B), that is incurable right now....the rest you get treated and it's a minor setback.

Luckily I haven't caught anything i know of.

Å