getting tested.

[dandeliiion.livejournal.com]

i lost my virginity to my ex-boyfriend, he also lost his virginity to me. we always used condoms.

i recently just had sex again for the first time and it was unprotected. the guy had been with a lot of girls before me. he said he had been tested before and didn't have anything, but since he has been tested he had also been with a couple more girls (who had been with a lot of guys). he used a condom with them, though.

should i get tested? i've been crying, i'm so paranoid of having something now. what are the odds of me getting something? is there anything i could have gotten that would not be detectable from a test that i could still then give to someone else?

can i get tested at planned parenthood? do i have to make an appointment? how much does it cost?

thank you for any information.

Comments

[nothingsong.livejournal.com]

hey, i'm not the original poster, but where did you get that HIV transmission statistic (1 in 1000)? i'm just curious, i had been wondering about those odds myself and couldn't seem to find anything conclusive.

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

You can actually find it on the Wikipedia HIV page. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiv#Transmission) Although Wiki is not necessarily a reliable source, they do source it to this report (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5402a1.htm#tab1) on the Center for Disease Control's site, so it can be considered reliable.