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STI testing following discovery of husbands serial Infidelity

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Fabulousdahlink · 18/06/2017 08:57

After the shock departure of STBXH of 22 years with a mutual friend and the discovery that she is the latest in a line of infidelities I knew nothing about, whilst I have been sexually exclusive with him for 25 years I now have realised my sexual health has been compromised by his behaviour.
He is unlikely to have worn a condom as he had a vasectomy and so we used no contraception in our marriage either so I am compromised.
Has any one any experience or advice please. I know that having an sti test on my medical records can affect my ability to get life insurance.
I have no symptoms and I am unlikely to get an honest answer about his sexual activity but know many STI's have no symptoms. His current partner (female) is bisexual and this concerns me because I have been reading that statistically there are lower rates of testing in the LGBTQ community than in the heterosexual community. Cost of private testing is prohibitive. Heartbroken and also terrified at what I might discover or what I might need testing for?

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fempsych · 22/06/2017 17:22

Hope it goes OK today.

Fabulousdahlink · 22/06/2017 22:01

I am SO very glad to have gone and got it over with.the Staff were super supportive and it was hardly embarassing at all and thankfully no one there that I knew...no one looked at one another anyway...thank goodness for mobile phones and elderly copies of'homes and gardens'!

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flibberdee · 22/06/2017 22:15

So glad you went and feel better about it. I was in a similar situation not long ago and hated him for putting me through it. But the staff there really were so kind and supportive - I thank all my lucky stars for the NHS in this country !

I hope all your results come back clear Flowers

Onthehighseas · 22/06/2017 23:49

So pleased it went well and the staff were supportive (thought they would be Smile ) Sexual Health clinic staff are fab!

All the best with everything Flowers

PitilessYank · 23/06/2017 02:44

I am so happy that it went well. I worked in an STI clinic for a month during medical school and we all respected our patients because they were taking the time to take care of themselves!

Keep on taking care of yourself, okay?

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