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.

Can you tell if a man has an STD?

a need to urinate more frequently. pain during ejaculation. abnormal discharge from the penis, particularly colored or foul-smelling discharge. bumps, blisters, or sores on the penis or genitals.