Yes and the other ones are a simple pinprick blood test.Ross Eyerie said:
If you're worried about it then for peace of mind just get tested.
It does no good to walk around all worried.
A question about STD Testing.
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If you're worried about it then for peace of mind just get tested.
It does no good to walk around all worried.
its quick and its a swab of the knob but i wouldnt say painless...uh uh...not at all painless...the only thing good about it is it is pretty quick....but do it anyway....the not knowning will be worse than the quick pain...dont get me wrong its not excrutiating but it does sting
He's right. It hurts like hell. It feels like a steel rod is going down your hole. I'd think twice about it!!MojoRisin' said:
Really?DonaldDarko said:
Or is that just what you think?
Please provide some statistical data to prove your claim that "more than half" of SP's contract STD's (a rate which would be more than double that of the normal population)...or just shut the fuck up.
Syphilis. You usually don't know you have it till it gets to work on your spine and brain.johnnyhandsome said:
And even, it's usually the last thing on the doctor's mind to look for.
Cheers,
-djk
According to the best of my knowledge syphilis comes in 3 stages. The first 2 there are many symptoms present such as:
sores, swollen lymph nodes, red rash, flu, headaches, no appetite...etc...etc. At the first 2 stages the disease is still treatable but not at the third stage.
so I stand by my point that you would know if you had syphilis.
sores, swollen lymph nodes, red rash, flu, headaches, no appetite...etc...etc. At the first 2 stages the disease is still treatable but not at the third stage.
so I stand by my point that you would know if you had syphilis.
The flaw in your thinking is that you're assuming that the number of partners that someone has proportionately increases their risk of contracting STD's. While that may seem logical to you, it fails to account for a (generally) higher awareness of STD risk factors among Sex Workers, and much higher usage of condoms. Think of it this way, did the last girl you picked up for a one night stand (or even dated casually) give you "covered" blowjobs?DonaldDarko said:
Your comment was stupid, offensive and, most importantly, just plain wrong.
Take a valium ,shake. He just thinks that SP's run a bit higher risk of getting STD's and statistically speaking he may be right.
I think that research generally shows that higher end sex-workers (e.g. not streetwalkers) have STD rates no higher than the general population. Hepatitis can be spread sexually, but not be detected until too late, so testing can be a good idea.
They just approved a 20 minute saliva test for HIV in the US. I wonder how an SP would feel if you had booked an hour, and you asked her to spit and wait for 20 minutes? In the past Canadian health workers have opposed those tests for Canada, so that they can control the testing.
They just approved a 20 minute saliva test for HIV in the US. I wonder how an SP would feel if you had booked an hour, and you asked her to spit and wait for 20 minutes? In the past Canadian health workers have opposed those tests for Canada, so that they can control the testing.
Thats a good point, dick!!! I forgot all about Hep B and Hep C.C Dick said:
They can sometimes hit people with no symptoms. But you can still spread it if you unknowingly have it. It's probably smart to test for it and i think it's a simple blood test.
If you really want to freak your doctor out ask him to test you for Hep B & C, Herpes, HIV, syphilis, the clap, and gonorrhea. And dont forget to shake his hand when you leave. he..he
Nope, the statistical trends seem to indicate otherwise. I'm afraid I don't have anything really up-to-date, just references to references going back to the eighties, apparently no one really likes to take this kind of data. But the highest risk group seems to be the "civilian" crowd of age 16-24 year olds, just by virtue of their lack of experience, sluttiness, and invincibility complexes I guess. We've all been there. No, if an sp gets an STI in his/her lifetime, provided s/he's not one to combine drugs or excessive alcohol use with the job, it's just as likely (if not more) that s/he picked it up as a result of the adventurous teenage years. But I would like to see some well done stats and ratios on the subject, because without something accurate and up to date I'm really just going by my gut feeling and immediate anecdotal knowledge. Out of all my friends who've never sp'd before, soooooo many have caught something at some point in their lives, but out of the sp friends i've known and work with, only one had ever had anything and she didn't even get it from sp-ing. So, I dunno, if the 50% thing were true, I guess me and all my gals are in the lucky halfDonaldDarko said:
Question:
What percentage of SP's has a pimp??
And what percentage of those pimps wear a condom when they have sex with their SP??
And what percentage of pimps ALWAYS use condoms when they sleep around with other women???
You cant always assume that an STD would come from a client.
What percentage of SP's has a pimp??
And what percentage of those pimps wear a condom when they have sex with their SP??
And what percentage of pimps ALWAYS use condoms when they sleep around with other women???
You cant always assume that an STD would come from a client.
Don't know. Guess it depends on how you define pimp. The law says that if someone is hiring you out, doesn't matter who they are, they are your pimp. They could be your roommate who you work with and share advertising with, could be a madame, could be a big mean bull-dog who acts as the muscle. Needless to say that indies don't have to sorry about a pimp, and agency girls generally deal with, well, an agency. I don't know how it breaks down stat wise in TO, but I always just assumed that most agencies were run pretty professionally, no silliness with male agency owners asking for some kind of serf-like "tribute" service or anything.
No need to worry about that anymore. Those tests have now been replaced with urine sample analysis! No more intrusive swabs!Ross Eyerie said:
http://www.hasslefreeclinic.org/index.html
Sorry, I don't have data on that, I read a study some time ago. They looked at escorts other than street-walkers. They also found that the percent of condom use in escorts with customers was very high, much higher than in similar aged women not for money, even one-night stands. Sex workers even had higher condom use rates in their private lives than other women the same age did with casual partners.
Back to the mention of HPV, it is the most common, yet strangely the STD fewest people know anything about. This is taken from healthandhpv.com:
"According to the American Journal of Medicine in 1997, 74% of sexually active people (aged 15-49) will get an HPV infection at some point in their lives. I have also heard 80% from other sources, and this could well be true because STD infection rises as time goes on. It is made up of three different kinds of people: 1. People who currently have warts or dysplasia, 2. People who have, at some point in their lives, had warts or dysplasia, and 3. People who are carriers of the virus but don't know it because they never had any symptoms. Together, they make up 80% of people having sex today."
80%!!!!!! That is scary, and the reason it's so common is you will carry it in your system and spread it long before symptoms begin to show, if they appear at all. Plus, there's no test. You only find out you have it when it's too late.
Hate to point out this scary fact, but for anyone who thinks you'd know the instant you pick up an STD... No, no, no!
By the way, as just a parting bit of info, there is no cure.
Have a nice day!
"According to the American Journal of Medicine in 1997, 74% of sexually active people (aged 15-49) will get an HPV infection at some point in their lives. I have also heard 80% from other sources, and this could well be true because STD infection rises as time goes on. It is made up of three different kinds of people: 1. People who currently have warts or dysplasia, 2. People who have, at some point in their lives, had warts or dysplasia, and 3. People who are carriers of the virus but don't know it because they never had any symptoms. Together, they make up 80% of people having sex today."
80%!!!!!! That is scary, and the reason it's so common is you will carry it in your system and spread it long before symptoms begin to show, if they appear at all. Plus, there's no test. You only find out you have it when it's too late.
Hate to point out this scary fact, but for anyone who thinks you'd know the instant you pick up an STD... No, no, no!
By the way, as just a parting bit of info, there is no cure.
Have a nice day!
