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Froix Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 105				Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:35 am    Post subject: When should you get tested?     For people who believe they are safe or have been practicing safe sex, which symptom or symptoms do you get before you go for a test?Obviously you don't go calling your doctor each time you get the sniffles. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~Grandma Moses
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bizofwords Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 167				Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:31 pm    Post subject: Re: When should you get tested?     Froix wrote: For people who believe they are safe or have been practicing safe sex, which symptom or symptoms do you get before you go for a test?Obviously you don't go calling your doctor each time you get the sniffles. for those who are infected, symptoms don't always show immediately. that's a big part of the reason why i believe everyone should be tested regularly - especially when they have new partners
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bubble Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 30 Location: On another planet!!				Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:12 am    Post subject:     I agree with you on that. Because the symptoms can be difficult to detect, it would be best if there was some kind of regular screeinging programme. But I now this will be very expensive for governments to impliment, so it would probably never happen.
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bizofwords Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 167				Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:35 pm    Post subject:     bubble wrote: I agree with you on that. Because the symptoms can be difficult to detect, it would be best if there was some kind of regular screeinging programme. But I now this will be very expensive for governments to impliment, so it would probably never happen. in many cases, communities have private, not for profit organizations that make testing possible
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Wildwoman Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 31				Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject:     Before I got married I was tested every six months just to be safe,as I was a young kid and didn't always take precautions.I never asked my partners what their sexual background was, I was diffidently not a smart cookie about stuff back then.
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Simplyme Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 156				Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:44 am    Post subject:     I personally never waited for symptoms I think any encounter even if handled with precaution if you are ignorant of your partners status or past then I think that is a great reason to get tested.
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