Welcome, You’ve Got Herpes

Scott Osborne (jokerz4fun)

October 22, 2008 4:55 PM ET in News, , ,

A new service allows users to send email notifications to sexual partners informing them that they’ve exposed them to an STD.  The service, called inSPOT, was created in San Francisco in 2004 and is now in several states, including Idaho, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, among others.  In the past, health departments only notify the sexual partners of people with STDs if they might be infected with syphilis. Officials don’t try to track down the partners of people with HIV, for instance, or gonorrhea, chlamydia, or herpes.

A person will receive an email with the subject, “E-card from a concerned friend re: your health via inSPOT.” People who send the messages can choose to be anonymous or include their name. They also get to choose images to appear on the e-cards, including a photo of the words “I’m so sorry” on a piece of paper (because that’ll really help). Since 2004, 30,000 people have sent nearly 50,000 e-cards, the report said.  So keep an eye on your inbox.

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5 Comments:

  1. primesuspect
    22 Oct '08, 5:01 pm

    lol @ "I'm so sorry.."

    "I'm so sorry I gave you SYPHILIS. But thanks for the BJer!"

  2. jokerz4fun
    22 Oct '08, 7:18 pm

    i know right, like that somehow makes up for the std. Sorry I gave you the herps but heres this ecard to make the burning and itching go away

  3. one234h
    22 Oct '08, 9:21 pm

    For some reason I find myself anticipating April 2nd especially this coming year.

  4. Thrax
    22 Oct '08, 9:51 pm

    30,000 people sending 50,000 e-cards. Does that mean each person had 1.7 STDs?

  5. MAGIC
    22 Oct '08, 9:54 pm
    Quoting Thrax

    30,000 people sending 50,000 e-cards. Does that mean each person had 1.7 STDs?

    No, sickos each have had sex with 1.7 people.

    I hope the eCards have coupons attached like a discount on condoms or toco bell.

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