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A NEW STUDY has shown that that majority of people in Ireland have never had a sexual health check-up or test.
A series of reasons were put forward by the 70 per cent of people who said they’ve never had a test with over half saying it is because they are in a committed relationship.
32 per cent are not concerned about their sexual health and 23 percent said they always engage in protected sex. Women are more likely than men to go for an STI test, the survey also found.
The cost of contraception was cited as a problem by almost three quarters of participants in the study who said it was too expensive. This was most prevalent among women.
Over 12,000 people were found to be infected with some form of STI other than HIV last year with more than 6,221 infected with Chlamydia which often presents no symptoms.
Have you ever had an STI test?
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Hey does anybody know if Pat Kenny is leaving RTE I can’t find out anything about on the journal
Have you checked in the Royal Baby section?
Was it because we were talking about pr!cks that reminded you Steve.
I think we need a poll to see how much we love him.
Can we have a poll about how many polls per day there should be in the journal.
Steve why are you putting this comment on every news story on the journal ??
STI tests are a must, I have one every 6 month, and I encourage all my parishioners to do the same.
Love it!
You’ve won the the internet. Congrat’s
I get one annually, they aren’t the most pleasant experiences but they’re free and the peace of mind is worth it especially seeing as some of the diseases can be asymptomatic.
Some people must not of been doing enough of it to warrant a visit.
It can only take one sexual partner who has an sti to pass it on to you.
Just one, so it is best to get tested for your own sake and your future partners.
Therein lies the problem! Attitudes like this!
Men wear your raincoats
My dad says condoms don’t work!
He should bring you back for a refund. :)
I hear the talent in these clinics is savage by the way. Just sayin.
Umbrella. Shudders.
Oh dear god!! Ta for the umbrella flashback!!!
They don’t do the umbrella thing anymore.
Now it’s just a specialised q-tip of I’m not much mistaken
did you know once have a sex health test and when it comes a time for your life insurance to check you medical records and the records show you had sex tests and maybe one was for hiv. your insurance becomes null and void. I feel I will get lots of red thumbs , till you ask your doc :)
Declan when it comes to insurance company’s nothing surprises me
What a load of bull..
http://www.sexualhealthkingston.co.uk/sexual-health-information/hiv/myths_and_concerns
thats uk Fintan
That’s a UK site Fintan, so not necessarily relevant to Ireland
If you have a HIV test, and it’s negative, it won’t have an effect on life assurance.
To say otherwise is grossly irresponsible. Unless you can provide evidence or incidents of that, can you ask for your comment to be removed please?
Fintan,
I’ll give an example of how ludicrous your statement is.
If I travel to Russia, and need to stay for more than 90 days, I need to get a visa. Such a visa requires I have passed a HIV test.
Your post declares that such travellers will not get life assurance. Still believe what you say?
Where did you pull this from?
Have you had insurance voided?
Complete rubbish, Sexual Health records are completely independent of your medical record so unless a) your asked by the insurance company to take a test or b) you consent to sharing this record with them they will have no access to it.
BS Fintin. That is all.
Fintan!
I meant those replies for Declan!!
Sorry
@ Colin
My guess is you haven’t got the smelly end of the stick by underhanded insurance company’s
I haven’t Double Fagan, fortunately!
Haven’t needed to do an HIV test for Russia either :)
Elaborate on this… For the craic like
I can verify that this is complete and utter rubbish. I have a separate medical condition that causes me to easily get a lot of repeated infections easily, as this can be an indication of HIV I was tested for this a number of years ago and again recently. Needless to say there was no issue and no problem with insurance.
Hiv testing is a standard part of most prenatal care. It’s usually performed on your first hospital visit. Your post would sugget that insurance is void for any woman who had their baby in hospital… Not sure you are right there.
If you’ve given blood your blood is tested for HIV as well but that doesn’t affect insurance!
I’m one of the lucky few who has the pleasure of testing all the swabs, bloods, urines etc. Always very busy this time of year! This and Christmas, all the office do’s! Not the nicest of jobs, but at least they are getting tested and treated when necessary. I shudder to think of those silently infected, or ignoring symptoms whilst still having it away every weekend!
men who don’t use condoms with different partners are rank, dirty filthy beasts.
Are not all pregnant women asked permission to be tested for some sti’s.
You’re right Karla!
Yes, exactly. Lots of tests run during pregnancy as many cause risk to child’s development&health.
Just looking at my results now. Foreplay 92%, Stamina 95%, Innovation 90% and not falling asleep straight away 88%. Good innit :-)
Did you pass the oral?
Maybe because they’ve never had sex ?
like a one-handed clap..
Every time you give blood a sample is tested for HIV, does that count?
Nope, because HIV is only one STI. There are *many* STI’s.
All pregnant women are now tested for HIV
Get the willy tested when you back from holidays or lads weekends away!
The STI clinics provide testing AND treatment completely free. It’s very irresponsible for any sexually active adult not to get themselves checked out whenever they have taken a risk (and sure haven’t we all). Irish adults are pretty atrocious at looking after their own health and the mentality of a lot of people that I know is “sure I’d rather not know if I had something”. What about the poor eejit that you’re sleeping with though?! No appointment neccessary, walk in clinic 3 days a week. A lot of STI’s are quite easily treated if caught early enough. http://www.guideclinic.ie/sti-clinic/sti-faq
I do check ups regularly and always safe sex just to save the embarrassment of potentially having to do the… I have HIV call around everyone to I’ve slept with in the 5 years.
Ye that would be an awkward phone call.
Just messin with ya man.
Majorly embarrassing if you have to leave a message on the parochial house answer phone.
Just messin!
Surly you would have to ask your priest first?
Ironically, I thought “Oh good lord, what a lunatic” when I read that comment. That has to be a joke.
They don’t want doctors looking at their willies.
truth is people don’t have time for the test because they are up all night to get lucky
Sexual health test? Stand at attention, after a few minutes, stand at ease then stand easy. Yup, works, however the amount of minutes decreases as the age figure increases. I’m just waiting for the day when wifey says “I’m ready” and I reply “I’m finished.”
Thrush once when in Sydney…. Been clean since, but probably due a test
I assume you are advertising those awful repulsive objects which appear in that photo. Please abstain from sexual relations until marriage for your spiritual, physical and emotional health and welfare, you won’t regret doing so. And if you are married, please do not put a barrier between yourself and your husband or wife. The souls of our nation must be saved and our people must return to the one true church to worship God, Our Lady and all the saints. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen
Are you nuts?? Sex is awesome. Try it!!
You must have the stomach pulled out of yourself!
Ah go get your hole Daithi!
My husband said F-off ya weirdo! Pax hominibus!
Epic troll fail. You started off well, but went south fairly swiftly. Are you new to this new fangled internet thingy?
Another chapter in modern irish history. Abortions, creches, what else will emerge after this one?
If you don,t like it Pavel, You can always slip back behind the Iron Curtain.
I m sorry, I cant take ur comment, faceless profiles with fake names are ignored. Interesting detail, who brings up “Iron Curtain”, probably someone who can’t put it to rest… Get ur STI test done:)))
I thought the iron curtain had been sent for dry cleaning anyway?
Dáithí,
Does the Latin stuff mean that you’re having a tough time finding someone to get the leg over?
You know – if you only make love to your hand, you’ve definitely got nothing to worry about.
Wouldn’t symptoms draw attention to a condition, in fairness? You can hardly be walking around with the small fella decaying without being aware of it. Just like any other ailment.
Chlamydia is one of the most common and presents with no symptoms.
HPV (herpes) – most sexually active people will contract one strain or another and there will be no symptoms for most. Also a condom will not prevent transmission.
“Most people in ireland……..”, haha, so you asked everyone in the country?
I had an HIV test when buying a house in Ireland (life insurance I think). They never got back to me so that must be a good thing….
the only tip il give to men getting one is a sore one
STI testing is so simple these days, no excuses. A simple urine sample or swab and a blood test is all it take. Max 10 mins. You can even do self screening nowadays. For STI tests in Dublin you can visit http://www.stidclinicdublin.ie
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