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 Be an Askable Parent
Does your child feel it's OK to talk with you about
sexuality?
Read
more...
 Continue
to Learn
Anticipate your child's questions by learning the
stage of your child's sexual development. Read
more...
 Build
Bridges
If a child does not learn about sexuality issues
from a parent, the child will learn about sex elsewhere—from friends,
the internet, magazines, television and other sources. Read
more...
 Talking
to Your
Teens about
STIs
Each
year,
1 in
4 sexually
active
teens
will
get
an
STI.
Learn
what
you
can
do
as
a concerned
parent. Read
more...
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How do I get tested for STIs?
There are many different tests for each of the different STDs. There is not one
test that will screen for all STDs. Some STDs are hard to test for if you do
not have any symptoms. Some STDs can be tested through simple blood work or a
urine test; some can only be tested for through culturing body fluid from the
penis, vagina or open sore on the body. If you go in for testing, it is important
to ask your health care provider which tests will be done and which will not.
Sometimes weeks or months need to pass to give your body enough time to develop
antibodies that will show up in a test.
Where do I go to get tested?
Your local health department, community
clinic, private doctor or Planned Parenthood are all good locations
to check out for STI testing. The CDC National STD and AIDS Hotlines
can look up free or low cost clinics in your area that do STD testing. You can
call them at 1 (800) 227-8922 or 1 (800) 342-2437, seven days a week, 24 hours
a day.
What's the difference between confidential and anonymous testing?
All medical care that you receive should be confidential. This means that the
information you discuss with your health care providers must stay in your files
at the clinic and not be released to anyone without your permission. Anonymous
testing is when your name is not associated with the test or the results in any
way. You may be given a number or code word to identify yourself during testing
and when receiving results. This is not widely available any longer.
4.
Do my parents have to find out?
This varies a lot from state to state. Some clinics will see you without your
parents' permission and some will not. If you are concerned about this, call
the clinic before you go. Ask if you need to bring your parent along for permission
and what information the clinic will share with them. This way you know what
to expect ahead of time.
How do I learn more about STI Testing?
- American Social
Health Association (ASHA)
http://www.ashastd.org
1-800-783-9877
- Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/std/
: 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
- National Herpes Resource Center
email: hsvnet@ashastd.org
- National Herpes Hotline
(919) 361-8488
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