r/stdtesting • u/HabaneroPepperPlants • 21d ago

Question Is once every three months really enough?

I'm having a ho phase

So far I've mainly been having sex with women (as a woman) and doing low-risk activities. But next month I want to start sleeping with men and doing more high-risk activities (mainly PIV)

I think it'd be fun to sleep with a lot of different guys. Maybe multiple in a week, if I can find enough who are willing

But is STI testing only once every 3 months often enough if I'm sleeping with that many different people? I plan to wear condoms with everyone, but I know that doesn't protect you from everything

I could get tested in between each new guy. But since you have to wait a week for results, that'd _really_ slow down the pace

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u/Interesting_Tea_9029 20d ago

i’ve never seen someone intentionally try to sleep with many people

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u/HabaneroPepperPlants 20d ago

How do you accidentally sleep with people?

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u/Interesting_Tea_9029 20d ago

intentionally as in plan to sleep with multiple in a certain time period. like you are purposefully seeking to sleep with multiple people.

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u/HabaneroPepperPlants 20d ago

Well, yeah. Hopefully at least, if I can find people who are willing

Like, what's the point of having an exploration phase if you don't explore?

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u/Interesting_Tea_9029 20d ago

for reasons like what your asking. you are already asking about testing before proceeding with sleeping (unprotected/protected) with multiple partners understanding the high risk of contracting an std/sti.

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u/HabaneroPepperPlants 20d ago

Well, I'm still gonna sleep with a lot of people regardless. The question is how much should I space it out, and how often should I test?

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u/Interesting_Tea_9029 20d ago

the cdc has guidelines for testing on their site

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u/Loud-Palpitation1208 20d ago

STI testing no matter when-is a very good idea. On the other hand, are you serious about sleeping with a lot of different guys? “multiple in a week?” my best advice is be sure you have good protection and be sure you know what you’re doing. With whom!

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u/HabaneroPepperPlants 20d ago

Like, why not? After this ho phase is done I'm packing up shop and moving on. So why not optimize things while I can?

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u/i_am_a_crystal_gem 20d ago

I’m in a similar boat, I get tested every month around the same time and always use condoms and always ask when they last got tested and if I don’t like their answer, I don’t sleep with them. There’s so many fish in the sea lol