Unit 9

Discussion

Click on Blackboard's Discussion button and scroll down to find, read, and participate in this unit's discussion. To read the Discussion Threads efficiently, follow these instructions:

1. Open a forum.
   • Click Show Options.
     • Use the check boxes to select the messages you want to view.
     • Click Collect in the options.
2. Read the text from all the selected messages.
• Print them if necessary.
3. Respond to posts individually.
   • Type your responses in a text file on your local hard drive. Save.
   • Copy and paste the text into the discussion thread in Blackboard. Submit.

Potential Questions

1. Is there such a thing as “safe” sex? Why or why not?
2. How do you tell your partner you have an STD and that you may have transmitted this disease to him/her?
3. How can we keep love and romance in relationships in this age of AIDS and STI’s?
4. Does a negative HIV test guarantee freedom form infection? What is the timeline between possible exposure and sero-conversion?
5. Should you require a potential sexual to be tested for various STI’s before considering any sexual contact.