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nighttripper's avatar

How to find a free clinic for std testing?

Asked by nighttripper (162points) May 20th, 2008

I really want my bf to get tested but he is too embarrassed to ask his parents. He said if he doesn’t have to tell them he will so where can we go without his parents needing to be there?

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jrpowell's avatar

Planned Parenthood. That is as specific as I can get without knowing your exact location.

nighttripper's avatar

thats free to go to?

jrpowell's avatar

Planned Parenthood is your best bet if one is near you. If it isn’t free it is really cheap. I got tested for free a few years ago. That was in Oregon. I’m not sure if it is free where you live.

marinelife's avatar

This site lists free std testing clinics

You just put in your state.

nighttripper's avatar

thanks. now he has no excuse to put it off much longer :)

shilolo's avatar

Is there something in particular you and he are worried about? I worked at an STD clinic in San Francisco a few years ago, and I can say that in my experience, heterosexual males are far more worried than they should be. That said, there is no harm in being tested.

nighttripper's avatar

No there’s no worry at all I just think it would be a good idea for us both to get tested just in case. His last girlfriend from what I gather was sleeping around quite a bit though. And since I’m on birth control now I figure if we both get tested and there’s no problems we can stop spending so much on condoms.

delirium's avatar

Unprotected sex is great and all (with an STD free individual and birth control + a strong notion of what you would do if the situation came up where you’d have to make a decision) but it’s annoyingly messy. We use condoms a lot because its protection from the mess too.

nighttripper's avatar

Oh I never thought of that… hmm I guess we’ll see how it goes

shilolo's avatar

When you find the free clinic/planned parenthood, snag a bunch of free condoms while you are there. Should cut down on costs…

delirium's avatar

Most people tend to not think of it. I hadn’t realized it until I started having unprotected sex… they don’t show the cleanup on TV.

shilolo's avatar

@D. Not sure what “TV” you are watching where they show “the mess” let alone the cleanup ;-) Even XXX movies don’t address the cleanup process…

delirium's avatar

Oh really? I wouldn’t know.

**Adorns herself with a cheap plastic halo and attempts to look saintly.**

shilolo's avatar

Not even on the (in)famous, NYC, public-access Robin Byrd show… But I wouldn’t know anything about that either… }:-)

delirium's avatar

Hahahaha, I think i’m a bit too young to catch the reference. **google search**
Ah hah! hahahahaha… what is on the website is so retro its endearing. XD

shilolo's avatar

I’m at work so can’t check the website, but back in the day, if you stayed up really late at night, you could find her and her friends on public access (i.e. free TV). She, along with Al Goldstein (another late night “pornographer”) were both famous enough that they were parodied on Saturday Night Live (Al Goldstein was played by Danny DeVito).

delirium's avatar

The old guy talking about sex angle scares me more than it should. I’m amazed that i’ve never heard of either person, though.

—Yeep!! Nate’s here :D, sorry to cut my response short.

shilolo's avatar

You were referring to Al Goldstein, right? Right?

delirium's avatar

Hahahahahaha, Of COURSE! You hardly qualify as old until… uh… i’m not sure….. but you’re not what i’d consider to be particularly old. I’d guess you to be Sndfreq’s age, about.

shilolo's avatar

How old is Sndfreq? Should that be a fluther question?

delirium's avatar

I’m not sure how old. I just have a sense. (I know, I know… How un-empirical of me. I’m ruining my rep.)

scamp's avatar

Nighttripper, you can still get pregnant while on the pill. Take shi’s advice and snag some free condoms, and use them!

macosxpc's avatar

Please do use, use and use condoms. You should consider them as a requirement, not an option. It is really important. Having sex is great, enjoying after-sex is the best.

jen157's avatar

Send him to one of these free clinics they won’t tell anyone. Std Testing

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