Jason Steel (36) has been working for 18 years in the Porn Business. Now he has to get infected for the first Time in his career with Syphilis and sent an Instagram Post out to the Public. In an interview with FOCUS Online, he reported the consequences of his diagnosis.
"Bad news!!" announced on 20. November is black lettering against a red Background on Jason Steels Instagram Account. The porn star told his 15,000 followers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook that he was tested positive for Syphilis. He called on all subscribers, who themselves work in the industry, to a health check.
"Very sneaky Krankheit"
In an interview with FOCUS Online, the Steel speaks openly about the “sneaky Krankheit": "As a first consequence, I made a public Post, because I had in the six weeks prior to my test result to a total of 17 performers sexual contact." He had informed all of you personally, but do not know to whom these women turned into an all-or-dealing had been. "And I don’t know from whom I got it and for how long. This is very hard to figure out."
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Health tests are, especially in the Porn industry
In General, the disease during unprotected sexual intercourse is transmitted, through the smallest of injuries to the skin and mucous membranes. The incubation time, i.e. the time from infection until the onset of the disease, depends on the number of ingested pathogens. Normally it is 14 to 24 days.
The experts from the Robert Koch-Institute warn that the number of Syphilis infections has risen since 2016 to 4.2 percent. The return of the disease could have to do with a higher frequency of condom, abstinence from Sex. But also the better trial offers, would explain the increase in Share.
These health tests are, especially in the Porn-industry-important – Jason Steel is aware that in each of its spins is a risk. Therefore, it can be since the beginning of his career duty to be aware of all of the three weeks of blood, although he may suffer according to his own statement needles. "I do it but for this Job. Because I like him, and because I think to myself: If I stop, we’d soon have no real professionals in Germany."
Penicillin injections be
The positive test result was for the porn actor a shock. Because he has been working for 18 years in the industry and had always been lucky. This Time, there had been previously no signs. Steel reported: "My reaction was: I’ve never had it, why a Syphilis caught me now? But the Doctor said: Come down, you have no HIV. They get their Penicillin injections, and then it is good." This had been pretty painful.
As Syphilis is treated primarily with Penicillin. Only in the case of Penicillin intolerance, it is necessary to other antibiotics Dodge. The dose and duration of treatment depend on the stage of the disease. The earlier the treatment begins, the quicker a cure of the Syphilis may occur.
Nevertheless, the country is branded, as in the case of HIV, complained of the Porn Star. "Such diseases have never been properly communicated. But you immediately have negative images in my head: poor physical condition, perish, death."
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Interview with Jason Steel (part 2) – "It changes your Sexualverhalten": A Porn Star about Sex during the shoot – and then
“One is branded” – Positive for Syphilis tested: Porn Star Jason Steel over his shock diagnosis
For Jason, the diagnosis means a few weeks of work failure
Often Syphilis usually has no symptoms. In other cases, the ulcer usually occurs a few days or weeks after infection, causing any pain. If left untreated, pain may be other symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headache, joint or muscle and swollen lymph nodes in addition to skin changes. Years after the infection, some damage to the brain and the blood vessels are possible.
For Jason Steel, the diagnosis is mainly annoying because it means for him two to three months of work. He was now no longer infectious, but had to wait until the health test will show a clearly negative result. In addition, the incident had private consequences: It led to the separation from his girlfriend.
The public Posting shocked his Ex
"Your response with all your Drehs" was: you yourself Are to blame, ;, Steel told. "As you may have may be right – but of course that is not what they want to hear the Partner in the Moment." Also, the public Posting have appalled his Ex: they demanded that he should delete it so that not everyone hears about it. "But to me many of the industry consequences Yes, and I wanted to make sure that you are informed sind", so the performer.
After the initial shock, his Ex had given him. "It was also for them an extraordinary Stresssituation", admits Steel.
The infection, however, had been a factor that was at the end of the separation is crucial. Jealousy, little time for the partner and conflicts with some of the cast had gone inside the advance. Steel says: "I had my shoot, was very much on-the-go. And the result at the end of the year is: I have worked myself almost to death, and there standing with a Syphilis."
Jason Steel whose real name is different and was born in 1982 in Berlin-Lichtenberg. He learned first Bank and an insurance salesman, I decided to go for porn. For the past 18 years he has worked in the industry and is one of the few professional male performer, and so remained for a long time.