Telling your HIV-negative partner about your status We now know that if youre taking HIV medication and have an undetectable viral load, you cant pass on HIV. If you have a detectable viral load, have unprotected sex and dont tell your partner, they may be angry that they werent told sooner.

Can one partner have an STD and the other not?

If 2 people who dont have any STDs have sex, its not possible for either of them to get one. A couple cant create an STD from nothing — they have to get spread from one person to another.

Will you definitely get chlamydia if you sleep with someone who has it?

You can get chlamydia by having sex with someone who has it. “Having sex” means having anal, oral, or vaginal sex. If you are a pregnant woman who has chlamydia, you can pass the infection to your baby. What are the symptoms of chlamydia?

Are you guaranteed to get chlamydia if your partner has it?

Fact: If you have sex once with a partner whos got chlamydia, youve got around a 30% chance that youll pick up the infection from that one time.