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Michael has had a monogamous relationship with Heather for six months. At her annual pelvic exam, Heather discovers that she has chlamydia and blows up at Michael for giving it to her. Michael has never been tested for anything. What should Michael and Heather discuss with each other, what other information do they need, and what should they do? Do you think partners should get tested for STD’s before they have sex with each other? What if one of them had HIV? Chlamydia can oftentimes have no symptoms. 75 percent of the cases of chlamydia infection are asymptomatic in women, this means that the woman never goes to the clinic for treatment, and she goes undiagnosed and untreated. Even among men, 50 percent of the cases are asymptomatic." Hyde, J. E. (2023). So while I understand the panic and frustration Heather may be experiencing I do not think it is fair to direct those emotions fully onto Michael as the relationship is fairly new, and they weren't tested for STD's prior to entering a romantic relationship with one another. I think the first thing they need to do is both get treated for chlamydia. Next, they should lean into kindness with one another. They didn't get tested before getting involved when that is the responsible thing to do, they also can't go back in time to change that, all they can do is move forward. At this point it also doesn't matter who gave it to who because that Information does not change current reality. If this was truly important to them they would have gotten tested prior. I do think it is necessary for people to get tested for STDs before they get sexually involved with one another, especially since a lot of times STDs can go on for a long time with no symptoms. If you are responsible enough to have sexual intercourse then you need to be responsible in having safe sex. This means protected sex, and if you are in and out of relationships, yearly testing. As mentioned in chapter eighteen in the textbook, " Just because a partner has no obvious symptoms like herpes blisters or warts, don't assume that the person is uninfected. We have seen in this chapter how many of these diseases-- for example, chlamydia, here's, and HPV- can be asymptomatic.''Hyde, J. E. (2023). References: Hyde, J. E. (2023). Understanding Human Sexuality (15th ed.). McGraw-Hill. References: Hyde, J. E. (2023). Understanding Human Sexuality (15th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

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