QUESTION: For those couples planning to make their vows in the near future, how many of you would ask your future husband or wife to take a HIV test??
With today’s women accounting for more than 1 in 4 new HIV/AIDS cases in the United States, about 2 in 3 are African-American. Being part of the process of the preparations for marriage means confronting the role of couples in the fight against the HIV epidemic. All people, including those in marital relationships should know their HIV status. The only sure way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. Once you know your status, you can take steps to protect yourself and stop the spread of HIV:
The assumption that marriage equals monogamy may be costing women their lives.
Get Tested. Be Aware. Stay Healthy
That should’ve been done way before an engagement #foodforthought
most definitely
Been there, and done that…within a month of dating.
No cuz that should have been done b4 you got to the bed
IMO anyone you are sexually active with you should ask when they were last tested and if its not recent then you and/or your partner should get tested and maybe even get tested together.
Absolutely, I believe that is a requirement in most states though.
sure would, you need to do that regardless, once your relationship hits more than friends that should be on top of the list.
Yes we did that way before
That needs to done before you have sexual contact.
In States where no blood tests or physical exams are required (every state except DC, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Montana, and Oklahoma), failing to tell your prospective spouse that you have a venereal disease or a physical impairment (such as impotence or infertility) can void the marriage. (Get accurate results on blood testing for your state here http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/index.shtml)
Also, “due to the rise in HIV and AIDS, many states now require that parties applying for a marital license must be offered an HIV test and/or must be provided with information on AIDS and tests available. Presently, no states requires a mandatory premarital HIV/AIDS test.”
yes
In reading some of the comments I see it’s assumed that everyone is having sex before marriage and that is not the case. So waiting until you’re engaged makes since. And dont take that first test as the end all be all, you must get retested every few months.
HANDS DOWN YESSSSSS!!!! I think folks need to do that at the onset of a commited relationship!!
Absolutely. I would be concerned if they had an issue with that.
YES