Providers, how often do you get tested, and what’s on your panel? Clients, dido.

Every three months, I get the full panel.  

I am assuming you mean ditto. I highly doubt there are any clients that know how often the singer dido gets tested for STIs.

The full panel I use is the ten test. Stdcheck site plus trich....trich sadly is becoming common.    
From what i've been told sites like planned parenthood.Don't test for herpes, nor do they test for trich.  

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Good one!!! lol

i used to test quarterly but i was always so paranoid about possibly having something and being asymptomatic so now i get a test every month. better safe than sorry.

so 4 times a year; every 3 months.

Safety is number one  

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Lovrly lorena

I do blood panels 1x/mo and swabs 2x/mo. And I'm considered low volume and do not offer BBFS. Health matters!

the GOLD panel by XXX movie testing services  do NOT test for Herpes!    which i dont know about you but thats my #1 concern.  since the others are bacterial and can be treated / cured .. and its very, very tough for a guy to get HIV via vaginal sex even if BB....(rate is 4 in 10,000 acts...and even i do have sex that often ! LOL)    but  they do now test for Trich though, it's about time !

I don't know if links are allowed for this sort of thing, but the reason HSV testing isn't included is easily googleable. I wish there was a way to address your #1 concern, other than simply not putting yourself at any risk at all.

"CDC does not recommend herpes testing for people without symptoms in most situations. This is because of the limits of a herpes blood test and the possibility of a wrong test result. The chances of wrong test results are higher for people who are at low risk of infection."

"More importantly, the best way to test for diagnose herpes is through swabbing sores during an outbreak. Without sores, providers must rely on blood tests, which are not always that helpful. For example, the blood tests for HSV-2 are known to return a high rate of false positives which can cause unneeded stress for individuals and strife in relationships. Similarly, the test for HSV-1 can detect the virus but can’t indicate the site of the infection (which could be oral, genital, or anal) or when you got infected. Such incomplete information can also cause stress and strife and doesn’t help with treatment or prevention.

[For] Asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons, the USPSTF recommends against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection in asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including pregnant persons."

Limitations of Serological Testing for General Population Screening  
Low Specificity and High False Positives: The widely available blood tests for herpes lack specificity, meaning they often produce incorrect positive results (false positives). This is particularly true for asymptomatic individuals in the general population.  

Lack of Confirmatory Testing: There is a limited availability of widely used confirmatory tests for herpes, making it difficult to verify a positive result from a routine blood test.  

Inability to Determine Infection Site: Serological tests for HSV-1 cannot distinguish between oral and genital herpes infections, making the results less useful for identifying the specific type of herpes present.  

False Sense of Security: A positive result for genital herpes from a serological test might be a false positive, and a negative result does not definitively rule out infection, especially if a person has had recent sexual activity.  

When Testing is Recommended
Symptomatic Individuals: Testing is recommended for people who have visible signs or symptoms of a herpes outbreak, such as sores or lesions.  

After Exposure: Your healthcare provider may recommend an HSV blood test if you are at risk for infection or have had a known or suspected exposure to the virus.  

Accurate Testing for Diagnosis  
Swab Testing: The most reliable way to diagnose herpes is to test a swab taken from a lesion (sore) during an outbreak.  

Type-Specific Antibody Tests: If a blood test is performed, type-specific antibody tests are preferred, but they have limitations, such as identifying the presence of HSV-1 or HSV-2 but not the site of infection.

As a client with no symptoms, I do the stdcheck.com 10 test full panel every 3-4 months which tests for the following: HIV Type 1, HIV Type 2, Herpes 1, Herpes 2, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis.  

A few have said trich is becoming more common. I don't see that test as an option on stdcheck. Are you using a different site/provider?

They offer it as an add-on when you place your order.  It's pretty expensive, though.

very nice rationalization to avoid testing ..  but since HSV-2 testing is included in gold standard 10 tests no excuse not to do it.     and if you test positive and feel it might be false .. then just retest a couple weeks later.    i would think anyone would always want to have a complete picture of their health.   not just for themselves but for others and certainly for eventual significant others

$79 for trich ... but since nearly half the ladies i requested to test had it, i think more than worthwhile .. and several were part time sugar babies who had much lower number of encounters than any well know TER woman.

Thanks, everyone, for the replies!

My gynecologist (who knows all my secrets!) recommends I get tested every three months, which I treat as my absolute minimum. I use Talent Testing Service for my panels. Their prices are steep, but they are wonderfully convenient, and I have complete confidence in their assays.

My regular (6-12 weeks) panel:

HIV-1 NAT
HIV Ag/Ab
HBsAg
Anti-HCV
Chlamydia (Urine)
Gonorrhea (Urine)
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Syphilis (RPR)
Treponema pallidum Antibody
Mycoplasma genitalium

P.S. My autocorrect has been duly reprimanded for its musical tastes. It was indeed 'ditto' I was after!

Many porn stars require clients use TTS in order to see them. TTS is required by most if not all porn studios. They are definitely expensive and even more so if they don't have a facility in your city because you have to pay for the delivery fees.

stdcheck website ..  you can use your hobby name,  no ID required, so up to you.   $149 for everything listed above plus $75 for trich ..  is your health and that of any partner not worth that ???

I go all covered and mostly GFE, or with provider’s whose stated policy is covered, so I’m not too concerned! I use TTS in LA, so it’s quick and easy. No issues in years! My approach seems to cut down risk as much as possible while still spreading the wealth and having fun doing it!

As someone else pointed out,  HSV-2 isn't on the list. If you're gonna test, why skip this one?

For the pros (i.e., primary users of TTS), the assumption is that they all have HSV-1 (80% of the U.S. population does) and that many have HSV-2 (I don't know the %).  For amateurs, STDCheck and other tests detect HSV (both variants).  I believe for the pros, the thinking is that both HSVs are well-controlled with anti-virals (e.g., Valtrex), so there's no point in getting everyone excited about positive tests.  And further complicating the issue, the test result will be positive for your lifetime, even if an outbreak is treated and never recurs, unlike some of the others that, once treated, don't show a positive test result.   The above line of thinking presumes an element of personal responsibility, for both pros and amateurs, that an outbreak of either HSV type will be appropriately treated.  

you have it for life.  No need to retest.  There are suppression drugs that will cut the risk of transmission considerably, but the risk, however small, is still there.

HSV2 is communicable even when you're not having an outbreak.

this is a very serious topic that should all should pay attention to ...   now .. on a lighter note ...  about 25 years ago i had this hot and heavy social relationship.. super hot former model, and we are FUCKING .. i mean i just got out of a sexless marriage and first time in my life i am taking a girl to poundtown . and she was loving it ..  now its being in the 90s and us both white heterosexual biz professionals, condoms were never even brought up ..  

so its the 3rd weekend of this intense back arching sex   ( lets not talk about my current performance LOL )  and i wake up with this red noticeable large sore on the side of my cock ...  oh shit ...  what the fuck .. i don't say anything i just get dressed and head right to MD ... now i grew up in medical household so i know all STD symptoms and its none of those ..  figure i got something brand new .. fuck ..   so at MD  

i drop by pants, MD looks for 2 seconds and asks if i have been having vigorous sex lately. .. i go yes .. he says " you burst a blood vessel!"    wow ..  what a stud ....  of course now 25 years later i am just thrilled any blood gets there at all !  

suppression drugs, the risk is reduced but is still there.   Thanks for saying it again in case anyone missed it.

I was getting my monthly testing panel done the other day, which for me includes everything that STD check includes in addition to trich and M. Gen. I asked my primary care physician why HSV 1 and 2 aren't usually included in a standard panel. His answer actually made a lot of sense once he broke it down to me.  

 
He explained that testing for it isn’t as straightforward as most people think. The IgG antibody test can’t tell *when or where* someone was infected, only that they’ve been exposed and have the antibodies. It also has a fairly high false-positive rate, which means some people are told they have it when they actually don’t. For example, if you take Nutrafol supplements, or any biotin supplements especially in high doses, that can interfere with certain blood-based lab tests. So I started researching after looking at this thread.  

 
There are two tests to determine for sure if someone has truly been exposed. The first is the PCR swab where they take a small sample directly from the lesion and test for the DNA of the virus. It's highly specific and can even tell whether it's type 1 or 2. The other test is the Western Blot and is the gold standard for antibody confirmation. It's more accurate than the basic IgG test like you're going to get from places like STD-Check but it does have to be sent to U of Washington to be processed.  

 
He also reminded me that the test doesn’t predict who will experience outbreaks or transmit the virus and most carriers are asymptomatic for life. Roughly 12% of adults in the U.S. (about 1 in 8) have HSV-2, and around 80–90% don’t even know it. Most mistake mild irritation for razor burn or ingrown hairs. And interestingly, HSV-1, what most people think of as oral herpes, now causes nearly half of all new genital herpes cases.

 
So the takeaway was clear: informed conversations matter far more than assumptions, and testing isn’t one-size-fits-all.

Great thing bringing this to limelight. Loll tests are important