Information from sex workers for clients

I offer my service only with protection

⦁ because I only practice my profession under certain conditions and I do not negotiate my health.
⦁ because I am a professional!
⦁ because the use of a condom and a latex protective cloth PROTECTS YOU and ME from a sexually transmitted infectious disease! (such as gonorrhoea, syphilis, chlamydia infection, hepatitis B/C, genital herpes, genital warts, HIV/Aids)
⦁ because I can also get infected with diseases such as hepatitis, herpes or syphilis during “French service”, i.e. “blowing” and “licking”, and so can you.
⦁ because you can never guarantee me, nor can you prove to me, that you don’t already have a sexually transmitted infectious disease. (For example; even if you had an HIV test last week, the time until the virus can be diagnosed is up to 3 months! That is, a virus is only detectable 3 months after it enters your bloodstream. So what does such a test prove?)
⦁ because our sexual contact is temporary and purely business and NOT based on trust. I don’t know your sexual habits and changing contacts.
⦁ because you might have a partner and children whose health you should think about.
⦁ because I might not use any other means of contraception than a condom.
⦁ because I too could have been infected with a sexually transmitted disease just yesterday or an hour ago.
⦁ because in Austria the number of people infected with HIV and syphilis is increasing, both among heterosexuals and homosexuals!

So if you want to… “with” me – then only… WITH protection!

This information sheet was prepared by sex workers with the support of LENA – Counselling Centre for People in Prostitution.