You can tell a potential partner about your STD without him or her running for the exit. You have an infection. It's only because much of Western culture still deems sex dirty. And ever since Eve got busted in the Garden of Eden, women are especially susceptible to being marked with the dirty stamp. Now that we're all grown up and modern we know that having sex does not make us dirty or whorish.
Sex is part of being an adult.
And it can be part of a happy, healthy life. So let's work on busting down the stigma associated with sex and STDs. Know the facts about your STD Come to the conversation prepared. You don't need printouts and charts , but make sure you know enough to answer your partner's potential questions. Like, if you have herpes and your new boyfriend asks if you're going to die, know enough to tell him no.