Comments on QUEER VILLAGE: Circumcision and STD's

Thank you! I appreciate your interest in the thoug...

2008-04-01T12:18:00.000-06:00

Thank you! I appreciate your interest in the thought experiment

A myth -- people use a window or latency period as an excuse not to get tested today, now, for all the years prior.

If any sexually transmitted diseases are detected, knowing is better earlier than later and not exposing somebody. For potential sex partners regardless of whatever kind of sexual encounter, taking good care of an STD earlier is a good sexual health practice.

Great idea. Of course there is the problem of the ...

2008-04-01T11:26:00.000-06:00

Great idea. Of course there is the problem of the window period to consider. It can take 3-6 months for an HIV infection to show up on a test and several other STD's have window periods of weeks or months as well. So it would probably be smart to get tested together at the beginning of the relationship, continue to use protection, and test again several months down the road.

A thought experiment...the strategy of let's get t...

2008-04-01T06:57:00.000-06:00

A thought experiment...
the strategy of let's get tested TOGETHER BEFORE we have sex,
for A VARIETY of STDs.

A sexual health checkup reduces ambiguity and can be
like anything else potential sex partners do together.