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Here's what they test for in Nevada... the state where prostitution is legalised and controlled.

http://samleong.shop/showthr...es#post6847595

STIs in Brothels

Prostitutes who work at legal brothels are required to be regularly tested for infections. My understanding is that the current requirements include having prostitutes get tested for Chlamydia and gonorrhea on a weekly basis and having them get tested for HIV and syphilis on a monthly basis.

If they are found to have Chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis – all of which are curable infections – then they have to stay out of work until they have been treated and tested again, and found to be negative for the infection on re-testing.

If they are found to have HIV, my understanding is that they can no longer legally work as a prostitute in Nevada.

As a result, the risks of contracting HIV, syphilis, chlamydia or gonorrhea from a prostitute who is working legally, and complying with regular testing requirements, are very low. After all, prostitutes are also required to use condoms, which greatly reduces the risk of passing infections between partners.


Untested Infections

That said, prostitutes are not tested for all infections. For example, they are not required to be tested for herpes or for the human papillomavirus (HPV) and condoms cannot adequately protect against either of these. In some convenience sample studies of sex workers, high rates of herpes have been found.