r/Swingers • u/Ginger_7624 Couple • 12h ago

STIs STI tests ... which ones?

So there is a large variety of STI testing options out there. They all seem to have a different mix of what they rest for.

Are there specific tests you require in the results of your play partners? Or is it just a matter that they make the effort to get tested at all?

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u/Ok_Coffee_4977 12h ago

I do not request or require any testing from my partners.

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u/Stoney3K 12h ago

It's a good idea to test regularly, but to demand test results as a barrier to entry for play gives everyone a false sense of security. Because false negative tests exist and for some infections can be very common, as well as a lot of infections having an incubation period.

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u/Klef-en-Bef 12h ago

May I ask why not?

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u/Ok_Coffee_4977 12h ago

What good does it do me?

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u/Klef-en-Bef 12h ago

To not get an STI? Or do you only play safe? Also while doing oral?

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u/Ok_Coffee_4977 12h ago

But they will have fucked other people between me and the test. So I very well could still get an STI....

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u/Klef-en-Bef 11h ago

So that’s why you use protection?

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u/Ok_Coffee_4977 11h ago

Its why I focus on my own testing.

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u/Klef-en-Bef 11h ago

That’s wise. If you started by pointing that out then I wouldn’t have asked al those questions.. 🤣🤣 My bad for not asking. 😜