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The worst, most unthinkable thing has happened to you. You were having a blast at a party with your friends, dancing, and having a few drinks, when a handsome guy came up to you and started making small talk. Being that you spend the majority of your time with your head in your books, preparing to graduate from college, you decided to take this one night to just chill out and enjoy spending some time getting to know someone new. He was exciting. He spoke of recently obtaining his pilot’s license and his trips across Europe with his friends. He seemed like a really respectable guy, and as you were talking to him and dancing, you remember thinking that you couldn’t wait to call your sister and tell her all about this night and this cute guy. You thought about how she probably wouldn’t even have believed you because that’s how much of a bookworm you are. The last thing you remember was he asking if you’d like a drink, and you nodding, “yes.” Now you’ve woken up in a pile of blankets on an unfamiliar basement floor. And you’re naked.
If this story sounds familiar to you, or you were ever in the type of situation where you can’t remember if a partner used protection during a sexual encounter, or maybe you know he (or she) did, but then it broke, there is something you can do to find out if you’ve contracted an STD. There’s a great clinic that provides a wide range of STD testing for both males and females right here in Singapore. You choose just how extensively you’d like to be tested, and the prices are more affordable than you might think. But really, when it comes to knowing whether you’re potentially carrying a life changing sexually transmitted disease, you can’t put a price tag on that.
In some cases, STDs can rob you of your fertility. Sure, you might not be thinking about children yet, but the odds are good that at some point in the future, you might want children. It’s not worth it to forego a simple test that can help you curb the effects of a disease that can take that choice right out of your hands. Many STDs are treatable and even curable if found in time. Others, such as HIV, can mean a life sentence. It’s important; not only to you but also to any future sexual partners you might have, that you get tested as soon as possible after an unfortunate, unprotected sexual encounter. You might not only save or extend your own life but the lives of anyone else you might have sex with in the future.
STD testing in Singapore can give you peace of mind you need. If you were the victim of a sexual assault, it’s bad enough that you’re going to carry the horror of that around with you for the rest of your life. You don’t also want to carry around a constant reminder of that incident in the form of an untreated STD. Get tested today!
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Continue readingNews: Groom Discovered To Be HIV-Positive, Wedding in India Called Off
Drama unfolded at a village in India after a bride and her family called off a wedding hours before the occasion when they found out that the groom hid the fact that he was HIV positive.
Friends and relatives of the groom had announced the wedding to the villagers by erecting banners. An individual on seeing the announcement and who knew the groom’s HIV status called the district revenue officer and collector informing them that the groom was HIV positive.
The collector reported that the caller informed him of the groom’s HIV status a day before the wedding. He then contacted the director of medical services to authenticate the information instructing the revenue officials to find the bride’s family in order to inform them of what was going on.
Groom was on HIV Treatment for more Than 2 Years
After validation of the records by the officials and the Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre in the Government hospital, it was found that the groom had been under HIV treatment since mid-2014. The groom’s medical records were collected and the officials contacted him explaining the issue. He agreed to meet up with them in an hour only for him not to show up.
Meanwhile, the officials had been able to trace the bride’s sister’s contact and gave her the news. She, however, did not believe them since the groom had already warned the family that his rival party workers would spread lies about him. The news was therefore dismissed as one of those lies. The officials had no choice but to rush to the venue and give the news in person while presenting the groom’s hospital records to substantiate what they were saying.
A medical officer accompanied by other individuals broke the news to the bride and her family. The bride called off the wedding with her family thanking the officials for saving their girl. The officials also expressed happiness in being able to collect the medical records as well as trace the bride’s family all in 7 hours.
Bride Gets Married Immediately to Another Man
However, the girl’s family was scared for their lives and that of their girl and so sought the protection of the police as they returned home. Interestingly, it was reported that the girl got married on the same day to a man that she was believed to be related to and in their native village.
This story brings to light a few issues that people living with HIV face.
Firstly, could it be that the stigmatization and prejudice facing people living with HIV forced the man to lie about his HIV status? Second, is there a possibility that people living with HIV can find spouses and lead a normal marriage life?
Thirdly, how important is HIV testing for partners even as people continue to date and get married? Fourthly but finally, how effective are the messages sent about living with HIV and the treatments available?
We feel that this story points out to the importance of HIV testing between partners before marriage. After knowing each other’s status, acceptance comes in. HIV is not the end of life – with tools like HIV PEP to prevent infection in the case of suspected exposure as well as PrEP for someone going to knowingly engage in high-risk sexual activities. But ignorance and dishonesty can cost you not only yours but also your partner’s life – go for STD testing at Shim Clinic soon