New Relationships
Yeah — you’re in a new relationship! When starting a new relationship, it is essential that you talk to your partner about STDs and using condoms. In any new relationship when it comes to your STD risk, it is as if you are having sex with all of the people your partner has had sex with. Each of his partners are a potential opportunity for STD infection. It is important to have all of the information about your new partner’s sexual history so you can make decisions about protecting yourself and staying healthy.
Talk to your new partner about STDs and condoms before you have sex. And when you talk to him, it is important to talk about both of your sexual histories, any sexually transmitted diseases you have had and when, and the last time you were tested.
And it is important for both you and your new partner to use a condom until both of you have been screened for STDs and found to be negative.
Before you have vaginal, oral, or anal sex talk to a new partner about:
- Sexual history
- Previous STDs
- Getting tested
- Using condoms
Well, that all sounds great, but how do you do it? For some great tips on how to have the conversation, click on the topics in the Related Content box.
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Basket of Condoms - One Woman's Story