I’ve gotten an STI for the second time.

Condoms are highly effective at preventing chlamydia and gonorrhea. Speaking from personal experience, I contracted them twice while having unprotected sumata at adult entertainment establishments. I decided I never wanted another STI, so I started using condoms—and haven’t contracted one since. This was during a period when I was seeing people like crazy, so this is based on nearly 1,000 encounters in total—about 500 before and 500 after I started using condoms. As for the person asking the question, like Mac said, I suspect there may have been cases where the other person had actually gone without protection. When it comes to testing, women who are particularly concerned tend to get tested properly at a hospital. Personally, I get tested about once a year, but I’ve recently had adult relationships with several new women, so I’m thinking it’s about time I got tested again.

Getting tested only makes sense if you do it at a gynecologist’s office. Marika

You should be able to prevent chlamydia infection by using condoms, right? Maybe the questioner forgot, or perhaps it was actually done without protection and they didn’t notice? As Taro pointed out, chlamydia can infect the throat. So in some women, the vagina may test negative while the throat tests positive. Vaginal testing is done using discharge—or, for greater accuracy, by inserting a small brush-like instrument into the cervix—whereas throat testing is done with a gargle sample. However, even if a man transmitted chlamydia to a woman’s throat through unprotected oral sex, as long as they used a condom, the chlamydia shouldn’t be transmitted to her vagina. And this happened twice, right? It’s strange... Blood tests check for chlamydia antibodies, so they can tell whether someone has had chlamydia in the past, but not whether they’re currently infected. They also can’t tell whether the infection was in the throat or the vagina. It’s basically like checking someone’s record for a past offense.

If you’re seeing multiple people, I think regular STI testing is essential. Since blood draws are involved too, once a month is probably the standard. AV actresses, for example, get tested monthly as a business expense. Also, even if you use condoms, unprotected oral sex carries the same risks. I’m always amazed by women who harshly criticize men for wanting things without protection, yet still give unprotected oral sex themselves. Male members should make sure they understand this reality too. There are testing providers affiliated with Universe, so why not use one of those? The safest option is to follow the recommendations of an experienced organization. Someone who has just started papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) has absolutely no need to figure everything out on their own. This is exactly where the danger of not knowing comes in. Men want women who seem innocent, and I understand that. But the moment an inexperienced woman casually enters this world is when she’s most at risk. Women who may be avoided for seeming jaded, as well as those who do this professionally, understand the risks and how to deal with them, so they tend to handle things properly. They know what to do if they become infected, and they also know how to respond maturely if a partner tells them they were infected by them. Both male and female members should have a proper understanding of this. If papa-katsu is really becoming mainstream, I wish there were as much awareness about it as there is about how to deal with special fraud. As an aside, I really like the NHK program “Stop Special Fraud! We Won’t Be Deceived,” which airs around 6 p.m. After introducing a special fraud case that happened in the area that day, they tell the story in a narrative format, then wrap up with a lesson like, “Watch out for ◎◎!” But that “◎◎” always feels so off that I can’t help laughing. I completely agree with the overall message, but the fact that there’s always this slight awkwardness at the crucial point makes it feel like jazz that adds charm through sheer enthusiasm. I love it. Anyway, let’s do our best with “Stop STI Victimization! We Won’t Get Infected!” Taro

I understand wanting to meet all kinds of people, but because of the risk of STIs, I can’t recommend adult relationships with multiple partners. Please limit it to dinner only (no intimacy). You can catch gonorrhea or chlamydia any number of times and just shrug it off, but there are infections you absolutely must avoid, so please be careful. In our case, we’ve been in an exclusive relationship with each other for five years. Neither of us has ever been infected. We initially showed each other our test results, but since neither of us has noticed anything unusual since then, we haven’t been tested again. They’re not diseases you catch that easily, but if something seems off, the only thing to do is go to a hospital that’s easy for you to visit.

Regardless of gender, chlamydia and gonorrhea aren’t tested for through blood samples, so I think it’s best to educate yourself first. Blood tests are generally used to check for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis. As Mac-san has mentioned several times, women have more complex genital anatomy, so with self-collection kits, it can be difficult to collect the sample correctly and get accurate results. For men, collecting a sample is relatively easy. However, with mail-in testing kits, it takes time to receive the results, so I go to a clinic that has its own testing equipment. Clinics without testing equipment send samples to outside laboratories, which means the results take longer. Some clinics advertise same-day testing and use rapid test kits, but I’ve heard their accuracy for positive results is low, so I choose not to use them. I often hear from women that they get tested once a month when they go in to have their birth-control pills prescribed. Apparently, they also get additional testing when they notice an unusual odor or something similar.