How much would you worry? (graphic)
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How much would you worry? (graphic)
| Fri, 08-05-2005 - 11:53am |
OK. I am really embarrassed and worried right now. My bf and I were having sex last night and the condom broke. I don't mean a tear....I mean the top piece was completely torn off and it happened while he was still inside me.
The condom did have a spermicide in it. I am on the pill, but I have only been on it for 2 months. It looks like I should expect to get my period this Sunday.
If you were me, how much would you worry? Should I call my doctor?

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Wow you girls are smart. So herpes and HIV can both be tested with blood tests? Is there anything else you would test for? Where do you go? To a doctor? Or just to a lab?
TIA!!
I have to thank all of you for asking all the right questions and answering them honestly. You girls are very smart and proactive. I am coming out of a 15 year marriage so all this dating stuff is all new to me. I have so many questions and now I know where I can find some answers and the support.
So what about diseases that women get that are usually detected by the papsmear? Can guys be tested for these? I know some of them can be treated with antibiotics, but others can not. I have also read that some STDs that are left untreated can develop into early stages of cancer. If a women is tested by papsmear how would a guy be tested?
A PAP test detects precancerous and cancerous cells on the cervix - it is a way of screening for cervical cancer.
I found a good link here on STD testing:
http://www.indiana.edu/~health/std.html
And yes, this is great info for all of us. I have learned a lot from you guys, as always.
How does everyone bring up this subject? Do you wait until sex seems imminent? Stories are welcome!!
I have a fuzzy idea of how to bring it up, I don't know how it will work in practice. I was thinking around date 2 or 3 if things are going really well and the idea of sex comes up that I would say I want to get to know him better and I also want to both get tested before we are intimate.
I'd love to hear other's ideas and suggestions!
The former lab tech knows the answer to this one!
Stephanie, CL of the Dating as a Single Parent board: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-p
That sounds like a good approach.
I think probably what would happen with me is that we would get close to sex and I would pull back and say I am not ready. And then we would have the safe sex/when to have sex/exclusivity/relationship discussion a little later.
Of course it is always easier on paper!!
And of course you need to have someone so you have this problem. :-)
>>>Of course it is always easier on paper!! ... And of course you need to have someone so you have this problem. :-)<<<
LOL, so true!
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