Do you still get tested for STDs?

[Davion2308]

No, I would never get tested for STDs. I don't mess around and nothing has ever given me the idea that my wife messes around either. I think that we don't worry about STDs since our way of life doesn't involve sexual activity with other people, and we're both clean.

[trueeee]

Someone mentioned on another question that they do not get tested because they are in a monogamous relationship. I’m wondering if that is the consensus. I still get tested because its part of the oh so wonderful annual visit to the doctor but I don’t think I would ever voluntarily not get tested.

So what do you think? Even if you trust your spouse (which I do 100%), is it wise to not get tested on an annual basis? Or is one of the perks of marriage that you can leave all of your uncomfortable STD testing behind you?
To the poster that questioned my trust for my spouse: I get tested for the same reason that someone else mentioned which is that diseases stay dormant for many years. There are also a lot of diseases that you can contract that aren’t necessarily sexually transmitted. These diseases can come from sharing drinks, makeup such as lipsticks, or even using a public restroom (don’t know if you caught the dateline special years ago but I don’t use public toilets for that reason).

But yes, I do trust him

[Stephanie M]

I still get tested once a year but it's not because I don't trust my boyfriend, it's just because I'm having my yearly.

[Mrs_Oz]

its best to get tested anyway because you may have gotten an std BEFORE you got married I have a friends after 20 years of marriage she JUST tested positive for an STI and her and her husband have been monogamous relationship the entire 20 years so yes is BEST to get tested every year

[Lonnie P]

Don't need to.

1) In a stable relationship.
2) Married twenty-five years.
3) Neither of us even CONSIDERS cheating.
4) Neither of us has ever been with anyone else.

[annie]

We both got tested before we got married and one year after. I have to agree if you are in a monogamous relationship , you do not need to get tested every year. Yes some STD do not show up right away but that would be something you both agree on but only for the first few years then it becomes a question of trust .

[Intruder5]

Every year since I became sexually active at 14, even if I was married.

Once you have sex with a person you take risks that stay with you all your life. Some STD's can lie dormant for your entire life, they can pop up out of nowhere any time. Particularly for females, you can have an STD and not know it. Testing is the only option.

When you have sex you are having sex with everyone your partner ever had sex with and vice versa. Your partner may not be willing to tell you they had an STD before having sex with you. One of my girlfriends (in a supposedly monogamous relationship) gave me an STD back in my high scool days, she caught it on the beach with a total stranger while vacationing with her parents, she had no clue she had it. I got treated and cured, her parents got a visit from the health department, she wound up changing schools cause she could not face anyone.

You just never know, these days STD's can kill or maim. If you are sexually active have your doc test you during your annual visit regardless of your relationship status.

[drewfridley7]

get tested! a lot of places do it for free too!

[Dr.Phil with Boobs]

I don't get tested every year because I am in a committed and happy marriage, my gyno does it every 3 years or so. If I suspected him of cheating I would do it every 6 months. It is a luxury that comes with being happily married.

[Am's]

I still get tested no matter what, it's just personal health and you want to know if something is wrong instead of living in a dream world like nothing is wrong.