In other words, you dont need to have this conversation on your first date (unless you want to), but you should absolutely tell your partner before you become sexually intimate with them. “Its super important to make your STI status known prior to having sex with someone new,” sex educator Heather Alberda said.

What STD has no cure?

However, there are still four incurable STDs:hepatitis B.herpes.HIV.HPV.

Can you get an STD from kissing?

Although kissing is considered to be low-risk when compared to intercourse and oral sex, its possible for kissing to transmit CMV, herpes, and syphilis. CMV can be present in saliva, and herpes and syphilis can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, particularly at times when sores are present.