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Originally Posted by intuition897  Oooookay, this would probably be a very good reason not to tell. 
Otherwise, the whole idea of what boils down to latent blackmail just pisses me right off!
Am I hearing this right? That I need to potentially jeopardize my health (by not disclosing pertinent information to my doctor) to avoid the risk of my insurance company not paying out for life insurance if, God forbid, anything should happen to either of us? Is that correct? Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture or am I just crazy?? The idea that our insurance company would try to stiff us by using the excuse, "Well, they were swingers! Of course they were high risk*. They died in a car accident? Likely because the driver was getting a blowjob from his buddy's wife! So it's swinger-related. They likely were rife with STDs anyway so good riddance." Man, that blows! *Stats show that swingers are NOT at a significantly higher risk for STDs than some other groups. If I didn't have anyone else but me to worry about, I'd be inclined to say TAKE me to court! And we'll just see what the facts support. But in reality (where we're all supposed to be living), that doesn't fucking work either.  |
No, you don't need to jeopardize your health.... at all. You can still get tested as often as you like, for whatever you like. You just don't have to put a statement about your swinging on a banner behind an airplane and tow it around the city.
Chicup has written a number of times regarding the varied risks that you expose yourself to if you tell your doctor and it ends up in your records. Once it is in there, it won't come out. It is hard to guess how that might one day be used, or leaked, and what effect may occur.
You can still have your tests and lose nothing. In your case, however, it is a bit late. The doctor knows now. You seem more outraged by the violation of ideals that you hold, than a practical analysis of realistic circumstances.
Ideally, we should be able to tell our doctor anything. In reality, there are considerable risks, many of which we not be able to predict at this time. Meaning, maybe we can't.