Throwaway acc. for privacy.
(kansai/hokuriku area)
TLDR: where to get Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea throat and anus swab testing for sexually active asymptomatic gay man in rural Japan covered under national health insurance (lying about symptoms ok)
Young, gay sexually active male 1 year in Japan.
Always use protection, but want to get an annual screening for the main STDs same as back home since I am technically part of a ‘high-risk’ demographic. Back home it’s all entirely comprehensive and free under national coverage.
I live in a rural area not near any major cities so travelling to a city like Tokyo doesn’t work. I’d also rather avoid mail-in kits or private clinics that charge insane prices for these tests.
Thankfully, there is a free HIV testing site in my town that also tests for syphilis and hep. B and C.
Chlamydia (CH) and gonorrhoea (GO) are the other two Tested for in a screening.
I’ve learned pretty quickly that the fastest way to testing and treatment here is to lie about symptoms. So I did that and got a urine test for CH and GO at a urologist for a reasonable price under coverage.
I remembered that gay men usually get anal and throat swabs for CH and GO for obvious reasons.
So to my fellow gay men in Japan, any advice on where to get covered CH and GO swab testing for your throat and anus? I’d guess separate appointments at a throat clinic and anus clinic, but what would those be in Japanese, and would they provide STD testing?
by sexed_anonymous