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Liquid Communism posted:You're in grad school, bro. Just walk into Student Death, there's probably a fishbowl full of the drat things. They couldn't give them away fast enough when I was in school, and it's not like you're relying on them for pregnancy protection. I go to a nominally catholic university  .I can do 40 for 100. But at the drug store they seriously go $25 for 12.
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Ogmius815 posted:I go to a nominally catholic university Invite your drug store to gently caress off. You can walk into a public lavatory in the UK and get condoms from a vending machine for less than that. Anything more than $1 a blob is a ripoff even if you're not buying wholesale.
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Ogmius815 posted:I go to a nominally catholic university Wow, that's hosed. Shop online, you'll find they're much cheaper than that.
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You can always do what I did in school and just not have sex. At all. For four years..
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I'm sure you did that because condoms were expensive
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Affi posted:I'm sure you did that because condoms were expensive No room in the budget for bustin' That's my motto
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I had unprotected sex as a young teen, and later found out she had been through half of the football team. I was not a smart teenager. 13 years later I have not had any symptoms of anything, but I may be sexually active again soon and while I know ~CONDOMS~ are there any STD tests I should prioritize or that I can check off as "Well, if my junk hasn't rotted away in the past decade, I know I don't have X or Y"?
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You're already dead from your dick rot. Welcome to the afterlife.
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Vorenus posted:I had unprotected sex as a young teen, and later found out she had been through half of the football team. I was not a smart teenager. 13 years later I have not had any symptoms of anything, but I may be sexually active again soon and while I know ~CONDOMS~ are there any STD tests I should prioritize or that I can check off as "Well, if my junk hasn't rotted away in the past decade, I know I don't have X or Y"? Just call a Planned Parenthood and schedule an appointment (or schedule it online - some locations offer that)! No big deal. You're probably fine, but it never hurts to check, and it sounds like you're a little paranoid about this. Relax! Take responsibility for your sexual health and relax in the knowledge that you know how your junk is doing. 
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Vorenus posted:I had unprotected sex as a young teen, and later found out she had been through half of the football team. I was not a smart teenager. 13 years later I have not had any symptoms of anything, but I may be sexually active again soon and while I know ~CONDOMS~ are there any STD tests I should prioritize or that I can check off as "Well, if my junk hasn't rotted away in the past decade, I know I don't have X or Y"? Just go get tested. They test for everything; you don't request a specific test for xyz.
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You have to tell them you want to be tested for herpes and hepatitis specifically. They won't do it automatically. For the rest you can just ask for the normal STD panel (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV). There is no test for HPV in men. You really have to get tested regularly because these diseases absolutely can lie in wait with no apparent symptoms for years. Just do it. It's not scary, it's just a boring adulthood responsibility thing.
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Yeah clap especially I was told can not manifest for years, best to get tested if you're unsure. Probably no issue but a test will tell you more accurately.
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Vorenus posted:I had unprotected sex as a young teen, and later found out she had been through half of the football team. I was not a smart teenager. 13 years later I have not had any symptoms of anything, but I may be sexually active again soon and while I know ~CONDOMS~ are there any STD tests I should prioritize or that I can check off as "Well, if my junk hasn't rotted away in the past decade, I know I don't have X or Y"? why haven't you gotten tested in the past 13 years?
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BB2K posted:why haven't you gotten tested in the past 13 years? Various reasons. Thanks folks, I've an appointment later this week.
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It's either that you're a loving idiot with no sense of responsibility or you haven't had sex for thirteen years. Which one is it?
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Affi posted:It's either that you're a loving idiot with no sense of responsibility or you haven't had sex for thirteen years. Vorenus posted:but I may be sexually active again soon the latter
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Affi posted:or you haven't had sex for thirteen years. For us married folk we call that a little dry spell.
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Affi posted:It's either that you're a loving idiot with no sense of responsibility or you haven't had sex for thirteen years. Both, obviously. The reason I'm concerned about specific testing is that I have no insurance and PP's quoted $500 isn't pocket change, so I'd rather not pay $60 for a test for herpalitis if herpalitis shows guaranteed "HI look at me rear end in a top hat" symptoms within the first 13 loving years. When someone comes in here to ask about how to be financially responsible w/regard to being sexually responsible you should probably shut the gently caress up if you have nothing constructive to offer. 
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Nobody knew you were asking about financial reasons -- you evaded explaining it twice. So yeah, in the total absence of any reason not to get tested, people are going to tell you to be responsible. If you post your insurance and state, we may be able to help with the finance angle.
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I'm in Ohio with no insurance. In regard to income-based assistance, I'm a server with direct deposit so I have no pay stubs or other docs to verify income level.
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Vorenus posted:I'm in Ohio with no insurance. In regard to income-based assistance, I'm a server with direct deposit so I have no pay stubs or other docs to verify income level. By direct deposit do you mean direct deposit of cash into your wallet with no records of your employment?
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I had no idea that you had to pay to find out you had an infectous disease but then again I should have figured it out.
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Thanks for nothing, folks.
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You should still be able to get pay stub type info from your employer even if they do direct deposit.
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Vorenus posted:I'm in Ohio with no insurance. In regard to income-based assistance, I'm a server with direct deposit so I have no pay stubs or other docs to verify income level. You could also google "Ohio STD testing" http://yourstdhelp.com/ohio.html https://www.stonewallcolumbus.org/gettested Vorenus posted:Thanks for nothing, folks.
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Anne Whateley posted:What about your tax return? Or worst case, on paper you have no income? That's aimed at the posters who are clearly only here to troll. Last year I spent half the year working time and a half so my tax return may actually hurt me a bit, it depends on whether they follow the govt standard of aid (ie. if you have a job, gently caress yourself), I'll see if work can print something off to take with me but for now I'll plan to bite the bullet and pay for a battery of tests. I'm not going to starve if I spend $500. whydirt posted:You should still be able to get pay stub type info from your employer even if they do direct deposit. Yeah, I wasn't thinking of this. They of course have to report my tips to the govt. I'm fighting an upper respiratory infection (insert AIDS joke here  ) so I'm horribly unfocused. Thanks sincerely to those of you who have been helpful.
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You're a real charmer, can't imagine why you only get laid once a decade
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I'm not very helpful I know, I mostly just read this thread for laughs and informative poo poo. (I now know what cowpers fluid is for example) But I do get pissed when people don't test themselves for stds. That's loving stupid and I'm sorry you havnt had sex for thirteen years but I guess it's better then being an idiot? Why havnt you had sex in thirteen years? There has to be a story here because you actually did have sex once and probably with someone attractive since she slept with the entire sports team.
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Travis343 posted:You're a real charmer, can't imagine why you only get laid once a decade Idk man, that should have been my original question for the thread. Affi posted:I'm not very helpful I know, I mostly just read this thread for laughs and informative poo poo. (I now know what cowpers fluid is for example) There is but it's nothing exciting and I'm not going to be responsible for an all-out E/N derail. Vorenus fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Mar 21, 2016 |
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Do you have a sexual health clinic? They often are the best route for anything regarding sexual reproduction (hell, even lovely rear end Idaho has one). The most common is Planned Parenthood. They can do sliding scale, payments, or even no cost appointments depending on what your financial situation is like. Obviously tests are going to cost something, but usually no more than 70 (that is what it was for me, and even then, I went in and got a free one because that is what was going on that month). Condoms you can usually get for free, and in my experience, they give you A LOT of condoms. I have currently 2 packs and never used a single one so I'm essentially floating in condom city. They will also do yearly sexual health check ups for you. Anywho. Good place. Check 'em out. They're a god send.
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Vorenus posted:Idk man, that should have been my original question for the thread. Check and see if your county health department has an STD clinic, it should be free or very close to.
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Vorenus posted:PP's quoted $500 Holy gently caress, has testing gotten insanely more expensive recently or something? Every time I've made a stupid mistake and needed to be tested, I paid $130 at pp.
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Old Man Pants posted:Holy gently caress, has testing gotten insanely more expensive recently or something? Every time I've made a stupid mistake and needed to be tested, I paid $130 at pp. Did you have insurance? I don't, and the only plans I have access to are literally a waste of money. I was quoted $500 for a full battery, and $120 just for the two most common infections.
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If only you clicked on the link I gave you, the one that offered free testing of HIV plus the big three at 12 different sites in your state, and also had an STI hotline you could call for more info statewide.
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Vorenus posted:Did you have insurance? Nope, and they did the full set of tests from chlamydia to HIV. I can't believe that they quoted you so much. Edit: the first time I got tested they even did the swab inside which was one of the most painful experiences ever. Old Man Pants fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Mar 23, 2016 |
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I thought they changed the procedure to not be the urethral swab?
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Affi posted:I'm not very helpful I know, I mostly just read this thread for laughs and informative poo poo. (I now know what cowpers fluid is for example) That's honestly the first time I've ever heard /anyone/ in my lifetime call Pre-Seminal Fluid/Precum/Pre, cowpers fluid. I know of it being produced from the cowper's gland but... wow do you actually call it that?
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