Before I hire the prostitute...

[throwaway518]

I'll be in Hong Kong and want to hire a prostitute, but my biggest concern is my health even with the use condom.

What are my risks, assuming the girl has had unprotected sex in the past?

This is not a regulated industry like in Nevada and so there are no weekly testing, nor are there private companies that certify/verify the girls. (Capitalism does still surprise me at times when they don't solve this problem)

I did some research and it seems that I can still get skin-to-skin contact diseases. There are also plenty of diseases I can get from oral contact, like kissing, right?

Are all of the diseases I could catch, while using a condom, ones that I can solve easily with medicine or could I end up with something that can haunt me for the rest of my life?

[Aelly]

Vance2335 definitely put in simpler terms than myself. You have to think about it: Do you really think they would want to lose business by not being healthy themselves?  

[Vance2335]

Do you think anyone wants to be walking around with a STD? It is not healthy but bad for business.

Post in the herpes forum for more info on herpes.

[throwaway518]

"Commercial sex workers, escorts, and prostitutes are often checked out and always use protection for not only with their clients but for themselves. "

Can we say that about international ones too?

I researched the diseases you listed and herpes is the one that bugs me, because it seems like even with a condom the odds of it spreading are pretty high...

[Aelly]

Commercial sex workers, escorts, and prostitutes are often checked out and always use protection for not only with their clients but for themselves. Condom protected sex always means no risk of std transmission. However, There are some diseases you can get skin to skin. Herpes and Syphilis are usually the ones that can occur with skin to skin contact. Herpes can be present with or without sores appearing when that person is about to go through an outbreak, is going through an outbreak, or has gone through an outbreak. Syphilis can occur when coming into contact with a syphilis sore. Oral sex is low risk but not no risk. You can get gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes and syphilis from oral exposure if it was unprotected. A condom does not necessarily protect you fully down there. It is only designed to cover from the tip of the penis to down the shaft. It does not cover the testicles or perineum so it could be a possibility for transmission but not always the case.  Syphilis can be treated with local antibiotics if it is caught early in its stages but normally is treated with penicillin. Herpes is incurable but there is treatment for it to help curb the outbreaks. Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and other infections can be treated with local antibiotics prescribed by your physician. Always wear protection with someone you just met and someone unknown to you.