I know this isn't etiquette exactly but everyone on here always has something useful to say! I have a friend who was previously diagnosed with herpes. She was horribly ashamed etc but she came to terms with it. However she continued to have unprotected sex and put herself at risk of further STIs. A few months ago she put herself at risk of chlaymidia infection. We're all pretty sure she has it (the guy she was with did) but she categorically REFUSES to get tested. If chlaymidia is left long enough it can make you infertile. We tried to explain that chlaymidia only needs ONE dose of antibiotics, nobody needs to know. She insists the shame of being diagnosed with herpes means that she doesn't want to know about chlaymidia and that she can't have children anyway because she has herpes (which is totally not true).
Anyway the problem is is that she continues to have unprotected sex which not only puts herself at risk but also puts her partners at risk. On top of that I know she'll regret being infertile in 5 years time but she won't do anything about it! Anytime we bring it up she gets angry and defensive! How can I help her?!