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Should STD Testing Be Done Due To Partner Infidelity?
I recently found out my wife cheated on me with two different men over the last year. She says she always had protected sexual intercourse (vaginal only, no anal) but she did give and may have received oral sex. Since the first affair happened, I had protected sex (used condom) with her about 8 times. Most recently two months ago. I also had unprotected sex once. I gave oral sex once maybe twice. Neither her nor I have had any symptoms of STDs. Before the affairs we were monogamous with each other for 11 years. Should I get tested or am I over-reacting?
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Your concern regarding testing is absolutely genuine even though she says that she had protected sex outside of marriage. That is no reason to risk yourself an STD.
In my view you should get yourself tested for STD's including HIV as well, because you cannot be 100% sure whether the encounters she had were entirely a protected sex or not.
Many STD's are asymptomatic e.g herpes, HIV and even though you and your wife have not showed any signs or symptoms of STD's testing is advisable.
Moreover protected peno-vaginal sex is no guarantee against STD's like genital herpes, viral warts, and molluscum. Though HIV gonorrhea and chlamydia are very unlikely to transmit with protection on.
I suggest you as well as your wife to visit a sexual health counsellor as well as get screening test for HIV, syphilis, Genital Herpes, Hepatitis B, gonorrhea, chlamydia.
Regards
Your concern regarding testing is absolutely genuine even though she says that she had protected sex outside of marriage. That is no reason to risk yourself an STD.
In my view you should get yourself tested for STD's including HIV as well, because you cannot be 100% sure whether the encounters she had were entirely a protected sex or not.
Many STD's are asymptomatic e.g herpes, HIV and even though you and your wife have not showed any signs or symptoms of STD's testing is advisable.
Moreover protected peno-vaginal sex is no guarantee against STD's like genital herpes, viral warts, and molluscum. Though HIV gonorrhea and chlamydia are very unlikely to transmit with protection on.
I suggest you as well as your wife to visit a sexual health counsellor as well as get screening test for HIV, syphilis, Genital Herpes, Hepatitis B, gonorrhea, chlamydia.
Regards
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