My boyfriend had gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Gonorrhea and chlamydia in men can sometimes be asymptomatic. That means they can spread to various people without the person ever noticing any symptoms. We can’t know the truth, so it really comes down to whether you can believe your boyfriend when he says he hasn’t visited sex workers or cheated. If you’re going to get tested, I’d recommend a full panel for all major STIs rather than a quick same-day screening.

I’m not a doctor, so I can’t say for sure. However, if your partner is infected, it seems that the standard approach is to prescribe medication even if your test comes back negative, since you can still be infected despite a negative rapid test. So it would be best to go to the hospital right away, get tested, and have medication prescribed. It will cost more, but it may also be worth getting two different tests at the same time. In any case, there’s a risk of passing the infection back and forth, so getting medication prescribed is essential.

Please don’t let your boyfriend’s thoughtless excuses push you around. Take care of your own body. Akari

You can find this out online, but I’ve never heard of such a long incubation period（笑） It’s highly likely that the infection happened recently, so any test taken before the last time she saw that boyfriend would be meaningless. Make sure she gets properly tested. The time it takes to receive the results may simply depend on whether the samples are sent to an outside lab, so it probably isn’t that important. More importantly, go somewhere where a doctor actually collects the sample with a swab. Collecting and submitting it yourself isn’t good enough. Also, don’t get intimate with that boyfriend until he brings proof of a negative result. Confirming each other’s negative test results before meeting is only common sense—it’s not rude or anything. Even a single encounter can be enough to transmit an infection, so being infected doesn’t necessarily mean she’s been sleeping around. Don’t pressure her too much; instead, create an environment where you can properly confirm the facts and discuss what to do next. I think it would be far more harmful if you corner her and make open communication impossible. If this has happened repeatedly, though, there’s a good chance there’s a problem with her behavior. In that case, it may be better to hold her accountable and work toward changing those behaviors. Taro