Telling Someone They May Have an STD
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Nancy L. Brown, PhD

Here is a novel idea - tell someone they may have gotten a
sexually transmitted infection from you by sending an anonymous e-card. The cards are available from the
Internet Sexuality Information Services and are like a birthday card except that they encourage the recipient to get tested, instead of sharing blessings. The cards are available free nationwide, but the site requires the sender to click on a geographic region before sending the card so that location-specific information about where the recipient get tested can be provided.
As odd as this sounds, this is an important service given that most sexually transmitted infections produce no symptoms and untreated, they can lead to
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and infertility. Teens have very high rates of sexually transmitted infections
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1 Comments:
At Thu Sep 06, 01:56:00 PM 2007,
Anonymous said…
I think thats a good idea,but easier said than done. I'm guessing that what the post card for but if you havent been in a situation where someone you loved and trust gave you an STD. The last thing on your mind is to send them a post card maybe after you do some time in jail you could send one.
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