The world’s first “safe sex passport,” aimed especially for users of dating and social networking websites, is due to be launched this week in the United States, the man behind the idea said today.
“Some years ago I met an individual who had intercourse with someone they met online, who didn’t disclose that they had an STD,” or sexually transmitted disease, Gonzalo Paternoster of Florida-based SSP BioAnalytics said ahead of the launch of the Safe Sex Passport on December 1, World AIDS Day.
“The idea popped into my head that people know but don’t tell the truth, and we needed an independent way to verify someone’s health status,” he told Agence France-Presse.
The Safe Sex Passport will be available - at a cost - to anyone over the age of 18 who goes online and orders the credit-card-size article.
“As soon as you order your card, you are referred to an affiliated laboratory where you can get tested for five major STDs,” Paternoster said.
Card holders are tested for HIV, genital herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
“When you go to the test facility, you will have to show your official ID to make sure you are the person who owns the safe sex passport.
“The test results are tied to the card. So let’s say now you meet someone: they can call a phone number and get the test results and test date for you, plus identification information so that they know for sure that you are really the person who was tested,” he said.
“In the old days, you had to take someone’s word for it when they said they had been tested and were in the clear. Now you can ask for proof.”
Subscribers will also be provided with virtual health certificates, which can be posted on their online dating or MySpace profile page.
Nearly 15,000 people and several dating websites have already expressed an interest in the safe sex passports and online health certificates, Paternoster said.
The biggest age group showing an interest in acquiring the card are 27- to 47-year-olds, he said.
“A lot of them are divorced or have broken up after a long-term relationship, and now they’re back in the dating world and they’re terrified.”
Sixty per cent of inquiries have come from Europe, where the passport and health certificates are expected to be brought to market early next year, Paternoster said.
US company to launch ’safe sex passport’
A US company is poised to launch the world’s first safe sex passport, aimed at giving users of dating and social networking websites extra “information protection,” the man behind the idea said Wednesday.
“Some years ago I met an individual who had intercourse with someone they met online, who didn’t disclose that they had an STD” or sexually transmitted disease, Gonzalo Paternoster of Florida-based SSP BioAnalytics said ahead of the launch of the Safe Sex Passport on December 1, World AIDS Day.
“The idea popped into my head that people know but don’t tell the truth, and we needed an independent way to verify someone’s health status,” he told AFP.
The Safe Sex Passport will be available — at a cost — to anyone over the age of 18 who goes online and orders the credit-card-size article.
“As soon as you order your card, you are referred to an affiliated laboratory where you can get tested for five major STDs,” Paternoster said.
Card holders are tested for HIV, genital herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis
“When you go to the test facility, you will have to show your official ID to make sure you are the person who owns the safe sex passport.
“The test results are tied to the card. So let’s say now you meet someone: they can call a phone number and get the test results and test date for you, plus identification information so that they know for sure that you are really the person who was tested,” he said.
“In the old days, you had to take someone’s word for it when they said they had been tested and were in the clear. Now you can ask for proof.”
Subscribers will also be provided with virtual health certificates, which can be posted on their online dating or MySpace profile page.
Nearly 15,000 people and several dating websites have already expressed an interest in the safe sex passports and online health certificates, Paternoster said.
The biggest age group showing an interest in acquiring the card are aged between 27 and 47, he said.
“A lot of them are divorced or have broken up after a long-term relationship, and now they’re back in the dating world and they’re terrified.”
Why The Safe Sex Passport?
Because there’s no greater protection than the truth!
Why Have It?
- Take care of yourself
- Shows you are health conscious
- Stand out from the rest
- Builds more trust
- Shows you are responsible
- Makes dating easier
- Respect your body & your partner’s
Why Ask For It?
- 1 in 5 people have a sexually transmitted disease
- 80% don’t tell their partners
- 15.3 million new cases of STDs in U.S. each year
- Average person has 13 sexual partners in their lifetime
- Added layer of protection
- Shows you are responsible
Safe Sex Passport Protects You and Your Partners
80% of people who have a sexually transmitted disease (STD) will not tell their partner before having intimate relations. The Safe Sex Passport is a digital record of your sexual health that provides verification to others of your STD and HIV status through a secure, private database. With your Safe Sex Passport membership, you can confidentially communicate your sexual health status via phone, internet, and soon, text messaging. To keep your Safe Sex Passport card active, just renew your membership and get re-tested for STDs and HIV every six months. Your card and test results remain active until you decide otherwise. The Safe Sex Passport is the only solution that provides independent verification of STD/HIV status in a secure, confidential and convenient way for socially responsible adults.
Getting Your Own Safe Sex Passport is as Easy as 1-2-3
Getting your SSP membership involves only three easy steps. First, purchase your SSP membership. Second, arrange to get tested at one of thousands of locations nationwide. Third, receive your confidential membership card in the mail. Once you get your test results, your card will be activated. Then you can immediately allow others to access your confidential test results. The whole process can take as little as a few days from start to finish.
Thousands of Testing locations Nationwide
You can get tested at one of thousands of labs located throughout the U.S. Virtually all metropolitan areas are included. In nearly all cases, there will be a lab within a few miles of your current location.
Cost
Safe Sex Passport membership is $75 for six months. Your SSP membership includes your member card, unlimited Online Health Certificates and unlimited access to SSP’s exclusive test results database via phone, internet and text messaging (coming soon). Renew as often as you desire. STD/HIV testing is $225 for the initial STD/HIV panel and $195 for each renewal test.
FREE Unlimited Online Health Certificates for All Dating or Social Networking Web Sites
Instantly inform others about your sexual health by including a link on any dating or social networking web site you choose, whether it’s one site or dozens…it’s included! You control each certificate to determine who can see your test results. Your private test results are protected by password-only access.
About SSP
The Safe Sex Passport is offered by SSP BioAnalytics Inc., a Florida-based company dedicated to providing biomedical information solutions for today’s active lifestyles.
