Wrong. Nobody at the clinic gives a shit.
So if the question is, can they notify my partner, the answer is a simple yes.
So if the question is, can they notify my partner, the answer is a simple yes.
Ok, I’m wrong and so is the Health Protection and Promotion Act. Public health will get a record of a case of an sti (it is mandatory, by law, that these results are reported to public health). If they think it is necessary, they can contact trace and notify contacts (just like they are doing with COVID). They won’t identify the person infected, but in a monogamous relationship, there is little question. Most family docs will advise pts to notify partners, but you can be compelled to do so and public health can do it for you, without your consent. Even in healthcare, there are limits to confidentiality.Wrong. Nobody at the clinic gives a shit.
This is false.You have pretty bad luck since Chlamydia is not easily transmitted from mouth to penis. See Hunter Handsfield (senior US STD researcher):
"Chlamydia is rarely acquired by oral sex. It rarely infects the mouth or throat, therefore there is little chance of transmission from mouth to penis...."
Thanks @Amber Glory for your honesty and transparency. Rare, but it happens. Get tested. Be honest with yourself about what risks you take and what risks are acceptable to you.This is false.
I know I'm late to this thread but it seems like jazzbox has been using this same quote that contains false information twice now in two different threads about STIs and I feel the need to comment since I see other men in the thread believing this information, which is dangerous.
Chlamydia can definitely be transmitted by oral.
That doesn't necessarily make it correct or up to date though.I am not making this stuff up though. It has been the position of Dr Handsfield for a long time.
His CV includes:
1978-Present University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
1978-2004 Director, STD Control Program, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA
2004-2005 Visiting Scientist, Divisions of STD and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
2006-Present Senior Research Leader, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation
LmfaoooooooThat's because, as we all know, white people are basically transparent, and why they don't need x-rays. Just wet their skin a little, and shine an extra strong spotlight through them, and everything is revealed.