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2007-02-20 20:43:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
you cannot always tell. use condoms
2007-02-20 20:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scary truth is that you can never know for sure. Some STD's have symptoms that you probably wouldn't notice (or none at all in some stages!), and many are more prevalent than it makes me comfortable to think about. For example, an estimated 75% of sexually active people under 30 (may have been 35....its been awhile since I did this paper!) have some form of HPV. Some forms of HPV cause genital warts. Others cause no symptoms until years later when a woman can develop cervical cancer. Up to 70% of women with gonorrhea and chlamydia reported no symptoms. Some things you should watch out for, though, are any kinds of sores or bumps in the genitals (can just be something simple like an ingrown hair, but better safe than sorry) or a discharge, especially one with a strage color or odor. The best advice I can give to you is to only have sex with a monogomous partner. I feel that if you are at the point in a relationship where you can express your feelings through sex, then you are also at a point where you can protect each other by going to get tested for STD's together (its easier with someone there, but they won't go in the room for the actual testing part). If you are having sex earlier than you would feel comfortable asking that, be SURE to use protection! I always advise patients to use both birth control methods such as the pill as well as a condom to help prevent unwanted pregnancies as well as std's. Also, make sure you are using the condom correctly....if you are not, it GREATLY decreases its ability to protect you and your partner!
2007-02-21 05:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they go get tested. Many STD's won't have any visual signs. The only sure way is to get (or have them go get) tested. STD's aren't something to mess around with, esp since many of them don't have cures. It's your (or their) health.. It's really NOT worth the risk
2007-02-21 04:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by ike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a condom and who cares whether you can identify whether they have an STD or not! Better to be safe than sorry!
2007-02-21 04:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by toymod 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋