How widespread is the strategy?... of "BEFORE we have sex let's get tested TOGETHER for A VARIETY of STDs." Do sexual health checkups reduce the ambiguity? Can sexual health checkups be like anything else POTENTIAL sex partners do together? If you needed surgery would you want the surgeon to wash before operating? If you needed a blood transfusion would you want the blood tested before or after the transfusion? see also notb4weknow. blogspot. com