Should I tell my sexual partners that I have an STD?
I recently discovered that I caught herpes from a conniving slut I met at the grocery store that I work at. She conveniently didn’t mention anything about her condition before our sexual encounter. I don’t want my sexual life to suffer from this unfortunate incident. Can I get into any sort of trouble (besides morally) for not telling my sexual partners about my STD? Will people I sleep with catch my herpes for sure or is there a chance they won’t even get it?
December 16th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Tell them.
Or don’t and be a douchebag
December 16th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
yes an if you do not tell them you should be shot an maybe will it is for life an not a game with someones life
December 16th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I’m really sorry to hear that…I had a recent experience like that I know how it feels. But even if you are embarrassed or would like to pretend that you don’t have it, you have to take responsibility and deal with it. And you absolutely MUST tell your sexual partners that you have it! The chances that your partners would get it are high and it would be inconsiderate to be putting another person at risk for their health to save your own image. Use a condom.
Don’t you wish that your partner who gave it to you would have told you? Don’t do the same dirtballish thing that she did.
December 16th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
yes
December 16th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
It kind of sucks both ways because if you tell them, you might not get a fuck, but if you don’t, you are basically lowered to one rank above Bin Laden and one rank below an illegal immigrant.
December 16th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I wish you had specified which type.
I am going to give you some facts on both types and then i’ll go on to answering your question’s. =)
There are two type of herpes, type one, which causes the common cold sore but can become an std through oral sex. This type used to be uncommon on the genitals but since oral sex is widely popular, its becoming more apparent on the genitals. Then theirs type two, which you can almost always assume is an std because this type to cause cold sores (orally) is rare.
Now, this woman, you caught herpes from, did something illegal. You caught herpes from her and she didn’t tell you that she was infected. She is by law supposed to tell all her partner’s before having sex. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard of any cases where someone was taken to court for it. Such a pity, but reason is, is because more then half of people carrying the virus don’t get the obvious symptoms to know they carry the virus. Now, how do you know she gave it to you in the first place? Did you find out from another source? Can you trust this source. Anyways, what happened happened.
You have to tell your partners period. Yes, you can get into trouble if the person who caught it decided to dos something about it.
No, not everyone will catch herpes from you. Taking the right precautions, it will be fine. Now, there is always a small chance that your partner will catch herpes from you when your not on an out break (I’m assuming you know what out breaks are. their when you get symptoms and sores on your genitals. Symptoms such as tingling and burning will occur), which is called shedding.
Transmission rates is whats going to ease your mind the most. Their is a reason why most people prefer to have type one aside from type two. That’s because type one prefers the mouth (orally) then the genitals, which is why their are fewer out break ( one or two, if any) and shedding (when the virus is active but you have no symptoms ), which is the small chance I was talking about earlier, is very small, about 5 – 6% of day in a year, compared to the 15 – 20% of day in a year with type two.
In general, herpes is a very well managed disease and shouldn’t affect your love / sex life at all. Hope I helped, and good luck!
December 16th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
If I were you, tell them the truth. You’d be just as bad as that person you slept with who didn’t tell you. Would you like to give your future partner Herpes? I’m sure he or she wouldn’t like that.Yes, they can contract Herpes from you during sex, especially if you have an out break even if you use protection as in condoms, diaphragms etc.Plus, go to the doctor and get yourself on some medication before it gets even worse. I hope this helps.
December 16th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Maybe she didn’t know she had it, a lot of people don’t know they have it until they get tested. She could have caught it from some one that she was in love with. Not every one that has herpes is a slut.
YES you should tell your partners, herpes is a life long infection and for some it can be emotionally rough to deal with. Herpes isn’t life threatening so you’re not legally obligated to tell your partners but your partners deserve to know, because herpes is permanent. You wouldn’t want some one feeling the same way about you that you felt about the person that gave you herpes. Herpes isn’t always 100 percent passed on every time you have sex but there is always a small chance of passing it, even if you don’t have an out break. If they reject you just because you have herpes then they are not worth your time. Believe it or not there are some people out there that would care more about you then you having herpes.
December 16th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
YES, you should tell all your partners. Remember even if you don’t have a herpes outbreak you can still pass the virus. Practice safe sex and be smart about it.
If you need more info or someone to talk to about STDs, testing, or prevention, go to http://www.solutionopps.com/std or call 877-879-4607.
Good Luck!
December 16th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
You should tell them and not be like that person you slept with. If your a good person you will warn them before hand. Otherwise if they do press charges you wont be able to defend yourself.
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December 16th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
You should because if you don’t having sexual relations and literally poisoning them will be the same. If not get some medical help ups protection. If your sick that doesn’t give you the right to sicken others. Help yourself and others.