Hi,
I'd like to know if anyone could help me to find a place where I could be tested for HIV and other stds.
I've already e-mailed a support website and I'd like to know if anyone else could maybe offer some advice. This is what I sent them.
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I have a reason to be worried about having been infected with HIV and I would like to receive some assistance in finding a place to get tested. My residence is located in Saitama, more specifically around the Urawa area. I would be extremely grateful if you could assist me in finding a clinic where I can get tested (the cheaper the better) around my area. I believe it is called "Hokenjo"? My Japanese is not sufficient to understand the websites that I have found, but it is decent enough to communicate with the doctor verbally, if he can not speak English.
I have searched on the internet but so far I only know of one such place in Shinjuku, which is a little bit far from here. I am still planning on going tomorrow if I don't find another place, but I don't even know if they are open during the golden week.
The reason why I am worried is that yesterday, I went out with friends in Shibuya, and after drinking way too much, I was approached by a woman proposing an erotic massage. After following her, I ended up having sexual relations with her at the end of the massage. The penetration only took place for a short time, and the massage place seemed quite clean from what I can remember. I am 23 years old and in good health, I don't have any cuts or wounds of any kind on myself, and there was no blood on me after the relation. However, I am still very worried, because I have done something extremely stupid by having relations with a woman who most likely has unprotected sex with dozens of men every week.
Outside of this case, I have never had sexual relations with anyone else than my steady girlfriend whom I have been dating for years. Now, because of what I did, I am worried for my own safety as well as hers. Needless to say, I am disgusted at myself and this is something that I will never do again, but now I may have to live with the consequences of what I did. Obviously, if I am tested positive for HIV, I will admit everything to my girlfriend, but as you can imagine, I would like to keep this to myself for now, in order to continue having a normal relation if it turns out that I am negative.
Once I find a good place to get tested, how soon after the event should I take the test? Remember, the unprotected relation took place yesterday. Is it too soon if I go this week? If the test is cheap, is it ok if I go several times a month for the first few months?
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So there you have it. I know some will be tempted to laugh at me and to be honest, I deserve it, because this is the stupidest thing I've ever done. So go ahead if you must, but if you make fun of me, at least try to offer some help as well. Hopefully this will end up as nothing but a big scare and an important lesson learned, but on the other hand, I can't help but fear the worst.