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CURABLE STDs
OTHER WAYS TO NOTIFY YOUR PARTNER(S)
1. Tell them directly yourself, in person or on the phone.
Telling your partners directly can be a very effective way to get them to seek testing and treatment. It can also keep you from getting re-infected (if you are still having sex with a partner), keep your partners from getting serious health consequences, and keep disease from spreading to others in your community. Remember, someone can have an STD (including HIV) for a long time without knowing it. Often, people who infect their partners were not aware they had the STD in the first place. For ideas on how to tell your partner directly, see the suggestions here.
Telling your partners directly can be a very effective way to get them to seek testing and treatment. It can also keep you from getting re-infected (if you are still having sex with a partner), keep your partners from getting serious health consequences, and keep disease from spreading to others in your community. Remember, someone can have an STD (including HIV) for a long time without knowing it. Often, people who infect their partners were not aware they had the STD in the first place. For ideas on how to tell your partner directly, see the suggestions here.
2. Use the Partner Counseling and Referral Service (PCRS) of the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
This is a service available to individuals with confirmed HIV or syphilis infections who would like their partners to be notified by specially trained counselors of the Public Health Department. In this program, a counselor will work with you in a supportive, friendly and completely confidential manner to learn which partners could have been infected or exposed to the STD you have. A counselor will then tell your partners for you, so they can be tested and treated. The counselor who tells your partners will never reveal your name or identity to anyone. Community agencies can also refer clients to this service at the client's request. For more information or to speak to a counselor, call 213-744-5915.
This is a service available to individuals with confirmed HIV or syphilis infections who would like their partners to be notified by specially trained counselors of the Public Health Department. In this program, a counselor will work with you in a supportive, friendly and completely confidential manner to learn which partners could have been infected or exposed to the STD you have. A counselor will then tell your partners for you, so they can be tested and treated. The counselor who tells your partners will never reveal your name or identity to anyone. Community agencies can also refer clients to this service at the client's request. For more information or to speak to a counselor, call 213-744-5915.
3. Get help telling your partner from trained counselors at a community agency.
Most agencies that offer STD/HIV counseling and testing will also help you think about the best way for you to tell your sex partners that they may have been exposed to an STD or HIV. In addition, a few local community agencies in L.A. County have special Partner Disclosure Assistance programs, to help you talk to your partners. Trained counselors in these programs will work with you in a supportive, friendly and completely confidential manner to help you identify who to contact and how to tell them in a way that works best for you. These agencies include: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (contact: 213-481-7307) and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center (contact: 323-993-7593).
Most agencies that offer STD/HIV counseling and testing will also help you think about the best way for you to tell your sex partners that they may have been exposed to an STD or HIV. In addition, a few local community agencies in L.A. County have special Partner Disclosure Assistance programs, to help you talk to your partners. Trained counselors in these programs will work with you in a supportive, friendly and completely confidential manner to help you identify who to contact and how to tell them in a way that works best for you. These agencies include: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (contact: 213-481-7307) and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center (contact: 323-993-7593).
