Nowadays, with the number of people still having unprotected sex it’s pretty darn easy to pick up an STD with out ever knowing it. And guess what? If your partner never mentions it, you might never find out! Now tell me, wouldn’t that be something you’d like to know, if your partner had a bad case of herpes and just didn’t tell you?
Well how about an e-card to give you the heads up? Cowardly? Maybe. Does it do the job? Most definitely! A lot of people are uncomfortable bringing up the topic if they have an STD that it’s possible you can contract.
So in defense, they just don’t say anything at all, which leads to whatever they had getting spread around further by you! You can bet your future partners won’t appreciate it, but even worse than that could you imagine finding out you have herpes from the new lady friend you just gave it to?!
So folks now are resorting to anonymous e-cards to break the news to their partners and give them a heads up to go get tested. While it may be slightly insensitive, researchers are saying that it’s more a public health service, and it’s better than never being informed at all!
The e-cards come in a variety of styles you can choose from to pass along the news. Some are flirty some are more serious. You can check them all out at www.inSPOT.org and choose the best fit for your situation.
There is some concern that the site could be abused and people send out prank e-cards, but so far the number of complaints in that regard are very low. Another great feature is that if the card receiver lives within one of the 10 cities the site has teamed up with, the card recipient is then directed to the nearest local testing and treatment location.
So far these e-cards are being seen as a positive way to impact the sexual community and keep folks from spreading the love around indiscriminately. However more testing and research is being done by health officials to see if it could have a real and lasting effect on improving sexual health and awareness.