It may sound strange, but my first HIV test was a holiday for me. I was 20, newly in love and my new boyfriend wanted to make things clear, just like me. So we decided to go to a test centre in Vienna together. The idea behind it: Sex without a condom in a partnership. That's something to look forward to, isn't it?
I wasn't afraid because I had always been on Safer sexSafer sex means organising sex in such a way that the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is kept to a minimum. The most important metho... Mehr had paid attention. However, I hadn't realised during my research that almost every dermatologist offers an HIV test. Google spit out an address for the search term "HIV test in Vienna" that was intended for a completely different target group than us: the test centre was full of prostitutes who wanted to be tested anonymously for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The staff gave us a bit of a telling off. But we were allowed to take the test anyway.
That was four years ago and regular tests have long been routine for us. We trust each other, but we want to be sure. Because my boyfriend and I have an open relationship. Sex with others is allowed as long as we use condoms. That's a good solution because my boyfriend is studying in Holland and we see each other far too rarely.
