Is there a need to re-test

[johnfrancis]

Hi all,

I am a male who is bi-sexual, but does not have anal sex with men.

I was tested for HIV over a year ago and it was negative.  Since then I had the following sexual contact:
Pentrative sex with women using condoms
unprotected oral sex with men and women
unprotected rimming with men and women
mutual masturbation

My question is do I need to be re-tested?

Thanks
John

[gracefromHHP]

you can get type specific herpes igg blood testing done at the private clinics in the UK. The gum clinics do not offer it.

you've had really low risk for std's in general. hpv and herpes are the biggest risks from protected sex.    totally up to you if you feel the need for more testing or not. you probably should get tested yearly just because of having multiple partners.  

[johnfrancis]

gardasil is not given to males older then 15 in the uk

[johnfrancis]

I've had hep A&B vaccines

But in the uk it is not common to be tested for herpes unless there is a outbreak at the time and a swab test will be done to confirm.

[gracefromHHP]

have you also been tested for other std's including herpes?

have you had your gardasil shots?

grace