Social Disease Testing Helps Maintain Sensual Health Uh-oh! What’s that suspicious looking sore on the manhood there? Many guys have had a scare or two when inspecting their male organ health, wondering if they might have contracted a social disease somewhere along the way, especially if they don’t practice safe sensual activity. Maintaining good sensual health is crucial both for a man and for his partner or partners, and those not in strictly monogamous relationships should be getting social disease tests on a regular basis. Who needs a social disease test? This is a subject of some debate, with some people arguing that everyone should have a social disease test at least once in their lives (upon reaching the stage of sensual activity). Others maintain that not everyone needs one. In general, however, it is agreed that every person who is sensually active and does not always follow safe sensual practices (including sensual activity with latex protection) should be tested. The need for testing tends to increase if a person has more than one sensual partner, if that person’s partner has sensual activity with other people (and especially if they don’t practice safe sensual activity with those people). Even people who always use latex protection may want to be tested at least occasionally, as latex protection cannot offer 100% protection. Men who are in situations in which they are likely to come into contact with partners with HIV should be especially careful. This includes men who have sensual activity with men (whether exclusively or not), as well as men having sensual activity with substance users who may share needles. In addition to using latex protection, men in such situations may wish to consider using pre-exposure prophylaxis. How often should one get a social disease test? This is also a subject of some debate. Men who are at greater risk of contracting a social disease are encouraged to be tested every 3 months. Men who are not sensually active on a regular basis may prefer to get tested less www.man1health.com