updated 220418
Kris status
- Covid19 - VACCINATED, boosted on Dec 20, 2021
- HIV - NEGATIVE as of Jul 24, 2021
- HSV1 (cold sores) - POSITIVE as of Jul 24, 2021
- HSV2 (genital herpes) - NEGATIVE as of Jan 19, 2022
- hepatitis C - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- chlamydia - NEGATIVE as of Apr 19, 2022
- gonorrhoea - NEGATIVE as of Jan 5, 2022
- syphilis - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- vasectomy as of May 24, 2021
Minh status
- Covid19 - VACCINATED, boosted on Dec 20, 2021
- HIV - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- HSV1 (cold sores) - NEGATIVE as of Jan 5, 2022
- HSV2 (genital herpes) - NEGATIVE as of Jan 5, 2022
- hepatitis C - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- hepatitis B - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- HPV - NEGATIVE as of May 28, 2021
- chlamydia, gonorrhoea - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- syphilis - NEGATIVE as of Apr 18, 2022
- trichomonas - NEGATIVE as of Nov 11, 2021
Additional information
We always want sex to be healthy and wholesome. We are vaccinated for Covid-19. Kris has had a vasectomy (results here) and Minh is considering tubal ligation (having her tubes tied). Prior to May 2021, she had the Paraguard IUD but is currently using condoms for birth control with male partners other than Kris.
This is what safer sex means to us.
- regular testing
Ideally, we get tested immediately prior to being with new partners. We also alternate getting tested every three months. This includes the common STIs, as well as Covid. - condoms
We use condoms for penetrative sex apart from each other.
(Kris here) I test positive for HSV1, the herpes that causes cold sores. This is true when doing the blood test, but not the genital swab. I am asymptomatic (I have never had a mouth blister or sore that I know of), but doctors say it is still possible for asymptomatic people to transmit the virus. (That's probably how I got it... a kiss from a family member as a child, perhaps.) In other words, there is some risk of your getting HSV1 from me. However, I believe that risk is very low and the doctors I've spoken with agree. Minh continues to test negative after years of skin-on-skin contact and fluid bonding. I am vigilant about keeping an eye out for symptoms.