How do you know?

[austin_submale]

Well, that's not so bad I guess.

 

[hntnhole]

On 3/26/2023 at 9:55 PM, austin_submale said:

I don't know that it is common knowledge at all that many guys avoid doctors

Neither do I.  I do understand how some guys wouldn't want to broadcast their status, but avoiding doctors is like scolding the horse after it gets out of the barn.  These are the folks who save our lives, help us preserve our health, and may Whatever bless and keep them.  I can't remember ever getting so much as a denigrating glance from one of them.  What they say in the coffee-break-room to their peers is not something I really care about. 

The way I see it, the medical people are all about preserving health, saving lives, and their personal biases are held privately.  At least that's my experience. 

[Sfmike64]

And come on guys. If you're as slutty as a lot of us are, EVERYONE should be regularly tested for STIs. Every three months or so. It's often free at your local health department. 

You should be screened for Chlamydia, Syphilis and Gonorrhea, at least. Take care of your health. And if you find a doctor or nurse judging you or being rude, don't go back to them and report them to the clinic where they work. Public health clinics have seen it all and just want you to be healthy and not spread STIs. Antibiotic resistant STIs ARE out there. They're not super widespread but they do exist, and you do NOT want one of those. 

A friend had Stage 2 Syphilis (not that uncommon since you don't always get a lesion) and had to be hospitalized so they could give him penicillin. Turns out his childhood allergy to it was no longer a problem. But he did have to wear an antibiotic pump (basically a small backpack) for two weeks. You don't want that, either.