05-16-2011, 10:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2011, 10:52 PM by Real Punter.)
Hi Singh,
Welcome to the forum! A good summary of sexual health in the escorting world is Ruth of Nottingham's Guide for 1st Timers:
http://www.ruthescort.co.uk/1st-timers.html
There is a section there on STI's which says:
"Condoms are the best protection we have but they are not 100% effective all the time. If you take all your services covered, then you are very unlikely to catch anything ever."
Sound advice that.
To answer your other question - yes most escorts get checked regularly at the GUM clinic, and some even go the extra mile and have certificates to prove it. Although Ruth does say:
"A lot of girls are conscientious and get tested at the GUM regularly, like every 3 months; some don't bother, but they will never admit that to you. Some think once a year is enough! A throat swab is not performed as standard, the girl must know to ask for it. If she's too shy to declare herself as a sex worker she may never have one. And there are thousands of illegal immigrants working as escorts and parlour girls, who will never go near a clinic for fear of authority. So don't bother asking - she has no reason to tell you the truth if it makes her look bad. And anyway - she could equally ask when you were last tested? Hmmm?"
Hope that helps.
Jay
Welcome to the forum! A good summary of sexual health in the escorting world is Ruth of Nottingham's Guide for 1st Timers:
http://www.ruthescort.co.uk/1st-timers.html
There is a section there on STI's which says:
"Condoms are the best protection we have but they are not 100% effective all the time. If you take all your services covered, then you are very unlikely to catch anything ever."
Sound advice that.
To answer your other question - yes most escorts get checked regularly at the GUM clinic, and some even go the extra mile and have certificates to prove it. Although Ruth does say:
"A lot of girls are conscientious and get tested at the GUM regularly, like every 3 months; some don't bother, but they will never admit that to you. Some think once a year is enough! A throat swab is not performed as standard, the girl must know to ask for it. If she's too shy to declare herself as a sex worker she may never have one. And there are thousands of illegal immigrants working as escorts and parlour girls, who will never go near a clinic for fear of authority. So don't bother asking - she has no reason to tell you the truth if it makes her look bad. And anyway - she could equally ask when you were last tested? Hmmm?"
Hope that helps.
Jay
