SPFPP 263: OHA Series - Conquer the Communication

Zach 38 year old man who tested positive for HSV2 in 2017. Our episode here really emphasizes the quality of communication that comes from an STI diagnosis increasing. This is something that can be integrated into an intervention that serves people who have yet to test positive for an STI and for those who date or will date someone who has at some point tested positive for an STI. We speak about kink/BDSM negotiations coming after an STI diagnosis and how a little more care goes into it when someone has an STI to disclose already. Zach shares how different his chlamydia experience was compared to his herpes diagnosis as well, given the symptoms were so bad with his first outbreak. He was in a committed relationship with a partner who was told by a provider she was “good” after having come in for what in hindsight was likely her initial herpes outbreak.