I’m a male member. I’ve seen a few questions about STIs lately, so I have one too.
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Every two or three months, I buy a 10-item STD testing kit online, covering blood and throat samples, and test myself. I’d like to think these mail-order kits aren’t just superficial tests, but I do wonder how reliable they really are.
Do most of you who answer questions get tested at a hospital or clinic? Thank you.
I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member.
For now, I prefer testing kits. I haven’t done one in a while since I haven’t been making any offers lately, but whenever I make an offer to someone new, I provide a test certificate（笑）
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Maezawa from the president’s office here.
> Universe, could you negotiate with Yoboukai so that mycoplasma tests using throat swabs and urine samples are also eligible for the discount?
I’ll ask about it. (笑)
Though, even calling it a discount, I don’t think the existing discount was all that substantial to begin with.
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I’m Shingo Lee, a column writer.
I’ll get tested at a hospital as well. Sometimes I pay for a more comprehensive panel, and other times I just get free HIV and syphilis tests at the public health center. When I have more new partners, I pay to have additional items tested.
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I’m Dai, a male member.
I get tested at a hospital.
I’m a little concerned about whether collecting the sample myself is truly reliable.
When I hear that PCR tests can also be done at home, I can’t help wondering if there might be false negatives.
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male member.
I haven’t been tested yet.
I try not to continue seeing women who seem to have a lot of partners or who appear to be actively doing this. Even so, there’s still a risk, right?
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I’m Nana Ayase ♡
I used to get tested once a month at a hospital in Nipponbashi, Osaka. Lately, I’ve been a little nervous about taking the train and don’t want to ride it unless I have somewhere to go, so I ordered a testing kit online starting this month.
I’ll try it once my period is over. The test involves rubbing the inside with a large vaginal swab (I’m not messing around), and this time I thought it would be better for women to order the kits online too.
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I’m a male member—and, honestly, a loser.
In an emergency, I’ll sometimes go to a clinic, but normally I use the mail-order testing kits from Yoboukai, which partners with Universe.
Universe, could you work something out with Yoboukai so that throat tests and urine tests for mycoplasma are eligible for the discount too?
Though I guess saying it here won’t change anything...
When I think about STIs, I often wonder if I should stop making offers to new women.
If a woman starts French-kissing me, I give it my all, and if she gets all kissy with me, there’s no way I can refuse... Besides, I love both, and I’m a total cunnilingus guy...
It’s such a dilemma...
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
If it’s the type where you send a sample to a clinical laboratory, I consider it equivalent to getting tested at a hospital for men. Hospitals send samples to clinical laboratories too, after all. The name of the lab is listed on the test results you receive from the hospital.
I use both methods—sometimes a hospital, sometimes a mail-in service.
I say “for men” because the female reproductive anatomy is more complex, so collecting a sample seems difficult.
Adding this after reading Makeotoko’s answer:
> When I think about STIs, I often wonder if I should stop making offers to new women.
I feel the same way. Because of that, I’ve only been making an offer about once a month at most since the beginning of this year.
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