How To Manage Dating Someone With An STD - Page 14
Get tested frequently
The reality is, just by having sexual encounters with an infected person, you put yourself at risk for contracting their STD. If you’re in a long-term relationship with an infected person, get tested at least twice a year. If your tests come out clean, you can have your mind at ease; if you do turn out to catch the STD, then you can at least stop taking all the precautions you had been taking to avoid it. It’s a bleak “upside”, but it’s a real one.