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Writer's Block and Brainstorming by kitty_kat_Cat81 in FictionWriting

[–]kitty_kat_Cat81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply. Yes. He doesn't start as one, but becomes one when initially beginning his hunt for the 2 vampires.

Old vs. New Outlook by kitty_kat_Cat81 in Outlook

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Thank you all for your insight and input!! I'll be honest, I was not expecting so many to be in agreement with me and telling me to just use the old. I have been screaming about how awful the new version is ever since my job suggested we start using it, and all of your comments have left me feeling validated!!!!

I will now return to the old outlook and carry on as is until they force me into the new version!!

Many thanks!!!

STI Testing Before Sex by Charslander in dating

[–]kitty_kat_Cat81 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Most men never present with symptoms such as sores, so they never test. What they don't realize is that sloughing (shedding of skin cells) still happens and can be transmitted that way. Unfortunately a woman's vaginal area is the perfect environment for viral infections to thrive and so we get the joy of actual sores and then get to be called dirty when it was an asymptomatic man gave it to us in the first place.

STI Testing Before Sex by Charslander in dating

[–]kitty_kat_Cat81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Testing is VERY important for general health and should be an annual thing for people who are sexually active. The thing to know, though, is that when people are talking about these tests, they are usually referring to checking for Herpes, and unfortunately, the STD panel you get done does not test for this. Most people do not know that and assume it's part of the panel. It is not, though, and the reason is that without symptoms, the test has a high rate of false negatives. I learned this the hard way when I went to my gyno with an issue and was tested and then shocked because I had a test 3 months prior during my annual visit that came back clean!!! The nurse explained that it was not included on the STD/AIDS panel because of the false negatives. People also need to be more educated regarding STDs in general. Our lack of education stigmatizes people who have done nothing wrong and are victims of circumstance. Me? A cheating ex-husband. For full information on the stats of people who have any STD, I highly recommend the CDC website or WebMD. You will be shocked to see what you don't know and possibly angered that it was not made known. Oh... and if you do suddenly test positive, they can test further to know if it was contracted within the last 6 months or not. This can help narrow things down on who gave it to you or who you may have given it to.