Sexually Transmitted Infections - CATIE

Telling your partnersIf you have an STI, it is important that your sexual partner[s] be testedas well to make sure the infection does not spread further. There aremany ways to tell your partner[s] that they need to get tested for STIs.In Canada, there are new programs and tools that help people tell theirpartners anonymously that they need to get tested. Contact your localpublic health department for more information.You need to ask your healthcare provider to testyou for STIs. STI tests are not part of aroutine check-up and will not show up in bloodor urine tests ordered for other conditions.You matter. Your choices matter.You decide what is right for you.46