A Modern Approach to the Birds and the Bees by Robin Pickering

Author:Robin Pickering [Robin Pickering, PhD.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642503265
Publisher: Mango Media
Published: 2020-07-16T06:28:04+00:00

Getting Tested

Regular testing is an important part of making sex safer and maintaining good health in people who are sexually active.

The CDC recommends the following regarding STD testing:43

•All adults and adolescents from ages thirteen to sixty-four should be tested at least once for HIV.

•All sexually active women younger than twenty-five years should be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia every year. Women twenty-five years and older with risk factors such as new or multiple sex partners or a sex partner who has an STI should also be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia every year.

•All pregnant women should be tested for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B starting early in pregnancy. At-risk pregnant women should also be tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea starting early in pregnancy. Testing should be repeated as needed to protect the health of mothers and their infants.

•All sexually active gay and bisexual men should be tested at least once a year for syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. Those who have multiple or anonymous partners should be tested more frequently for STIs (i.e., at three to six-month intervals).

•Sexually active gay and bisexual men may benefit from more frequent HIV testing (e.g., every three to six months).

•Anyone who has unsafe sex or shares injection drug equipment should get tested for HIV at least once a year.

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