I submitted a question to okcupid for the first time. It was rejected.

[darxus]

Do you have an incurable STD (Genital warts (HPV), genital herpes (HSV), or HIV/AIDS)?


[Poll #1050519]

The options were: 1. Yes 2. No


Here is some of the user feedback we received:

Response Comment

Offensive / worthless

Uninteresting or too obscure for most people
Near 100 % of sexually active adults have one or more HPV types, so you could just as well ask "Are you a virgin?" - which is a question that does not exist per se, but is part of the answer of a few others

Offensive / worthless

Too similar to other questions

Uninteresting or too obscure for most people
You thinkg soomeone with those conditions really wants to be reminded of this on a dating site?

Offensive / worthless

Too similar to other questions

Too similar to other questions(Emphases added.)

UPDATE: Resolution here.

Comments

[darxus.livejournal.com]

That's probably the most useful info I've heard about HPV, thanks. I'd still like questions with my wording for the other two.

[coraline]

Don't bother with the HPV test, then. I guarantee you it will come back positive.

huh, i wonder what that's based on... (knowing people who insist on HPV tests in poly contexts, and having just had one myself and come back clean...)

[devoken.livejournal.com]

Whoa whoa whoa. I have spoken to 3 doctors/nurse practitioners, at least 7 para-medical staff, health insurance agencies, the stupidest receptionist ever*, and done about 20 million hours of research looking for an HPV test. Everything I found/was told conclusively stated that one didn't exist.

Where is your clinic and how hard is it to get an appointment?

*I called up a PP clinic a few months back and asked them to look through the list of services and tests they they offered to see if an HPV test was included. The receptionist said "Oh, of course we offer pap smears." Seriously. I had to explain to her that a pap smear was not an HPV test. I was pretty pissed off at PP for a long while after that. I mean, this is basic stuff. I know she's not a medical professional, but she is still the first person people talk to when they have a question and she needed to be trained so that she could give accurate information.

[devoken.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. Thank you.

Alas, it is actually not the test that I want. I'm looking for a test that detects certain benign strains of HPV. Unfortunately, I have a record of being treated for HPV ~20 years ago and it's making obtaining the vaccine problematic. My health insurance won't pay for Gardisil unless it's proven that I'm not already infected. It's dumb, but that's insurance companies for you.

Ironically, I have several friends who could creat a test. Not that it would be accepted if they did.