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| CAP's Team of Peer Educators, under the supervision
of the Prevention Education Coordinator will answer your
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| We will try to respond to all questions within 2
weeks. We regret that we cannot reply to every letter.
We also can not give specific medical advice, diagnose
a sexually transmitted disease or tell you whether or
not you are pregnant. |
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| Dear CAP, |
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| My boyfriend told me he was having
some kind of problem. He went to the Health Department and they
told him he has a sexually transmitted infection. Now he says
I should get checked out too. But I haven't had any symptoms.
And besides, we only had sex a couple of times. Do I really
need a check up? |
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| "Worried" |
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| Dear Worried, |
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| Yes, you definitely should get checked out. Sexually transmitted
infections can be spread to another person during any close
sexual activity. It doesn't even have to be intercourse! Also,
not everyone experiences obvious symptoms when they are infected.
It is possible to be infected and not even know it. Left untreated,
an infection could cause permanent damage and possibly affect
your ability to have children later in life. There are free
clinic services available for Elmira teens. Check out the Teen
Clinic page for dates and times. Or call your local
Health Department or Planned Parenthood office. Remember, the
only sure way to avoid sexually transmitted infections is to
not participate in any close sexual activity. |
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| If you do, you should use a condom every
single time. |
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