Depending
on your sexual activity, the infection
rates in your community, and your level of concern, you may want to be tested for
syphilis as well.
Rates of infidelity in «monogamous» relationships are also alarmingly high, hovering between 20 - 55 %, depending
on what time frame you ask people about (e.g., having ever cheated versus cheated in the last 5 years).3 Sadly, when cheaters cheat, they typically do not take protective measures to reduce sexually transmitted infections 100 % of the time.1 Then, when they have sex with their primary partner, they rarely use barrier protection (e.g., condoms); this puts all partners at risk for diseases such as
syphilis and HIV.