Thread: Getting Tested
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Old 11-07-2008, 10:50 PM
GeekyPenguin GeekyPenguin is offline
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Originally Posted by WVU alpha phi View Post
It doesn't help that only one of my friends that I've mentioned this to has been tested. I need someone to empathize and understand why I'm freaking out!
Maybe this will be a wake-up call to your friends that they should get tested. It's something everyone should do.

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03 View Post
I think it's great that so many people get tested for HIV...but what about those other STDs? Granted, none of them are as lethal as AIDS, but many can wreck your future fertility and we all know the HPV-cervical cancer link.
Exactly! Everyone who is sexually active should be tested for everything - and your suggestion of going to a gay community center or Planned Parenthood is great. It's low-cost or no-cost and they are always completely non-judgmental.
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