Or, y’know, get tested. That was something I always did with significant others before we stopped using barriers (I’m sterile, so pregnancy was never an issue). Anyone that’s not willing to get tested and share results–and I don’t mean verbally, “no, see, I’m totally clean, trust me bro”–isn’t someone you should be having sex with.
…But that’s probably a lot harder for kids to do. I don’t think that a 16yo can walk into a PP and get tested without parental supervision.
They can here at 13, and I’m in Florida, can’t imagine it’s that much worse anywhere else. I actually gave my kids flyers from the clinic at that age so they could give them to any of their friends who were active.
Or, y’know, get tested. That was something I always did with significant others before we stopped using barriers (I’m sterile, so pregnancy was never an issue). Anyone that’s not willing to get tested and share results–and I don’t mean verbally, “no, see, I’m totally clean, trust me bro”–isn’t someone you should be having sex with.
…But that’s probably a lot harder for kids to do. I don’t think that a 16yo can walk into a PP and get tested without parental supervision.
They can here at 13, and I’m in Florida, can’t imagine it’s that much worse anywhere else. I actually gave my kids flyers from the clinic at that age so they could give them to any of their friends who were active.