What if, despite being very careful, you are diagnosed with an STD anyway? How could this happen? One possibility is that your partner has had another partner while he or she has been with you. Or, as was the case with Mandy and Alan, you or your partner may have had an infections without knowing it. When someone who is long-term relationships is diagnosed with an STD, it can lead to problems in the relationship. This is one reason why a health care provider must go over all the possibilities when you are diagnosed with an infection. Many people ask “Does this mean my partner has been with someone else?” Not always. It is occasionally difficult to tell who was infected first. The person who has been diagnosed with the infection is not always the person who brought the infection into the relationship and vice versa. In either case, the most important thing is for both parties to be treated.
If you are diagnosed with an infection, you need to talk honestly with your partner. Your health care provider can tell you whether or not your partner (or partners) must be tested and treated. Particular sexually transmitted infections—such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis— are reportable in most states to the state health department, where a program is in place to notify and treat partners. Even if a partner does not have any symptoms of an STD, he or she could be infected and needs to be tested and possibly treated.
Do not avoid telling a partner because you are uncomfortable or embarrassed. Many sexually transmitted infections, even if they are symptom free, can progress to serious complications if left untreated.
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