If anyone is hooking up with providers, or anyone for that matter, and not protecting themselves in this day and age, well that's on them. I suspect you're preaching to the choir here.
In the medical world there is no differentiation between those of which you speak and paying an escort for sex. They are considered to be in the same risk pool.
The only safe sex is abstinence.
If you assume there is a difference you are putting all of us at risk.
This is why they call using a condom "safer" sex and not "safe" sex.
The part I don't understand is that it differentiates 3 categories. Gay, Bisexual and other men that have sex with men. Wtf is the 3rd category? Oops I tripped and fell dick first into another mans hiney? Men tricked into having sex with another man? Don't the first two cover it all since even if only 1 out of a thousand encounters are with a man, you are bisexual?
If you're having regular sexual contact with anyone who has regular sexual contact with a numerous amount of people, you are putting yourself at higher risk.
Whether they are hookers or not.
Disease is one of the risks of hobbying; same for porn stars.
If you hobby, whether provider or John, you should go into it, knowing that.
Even something more simple as a UTI or bacterial imblances; I feel us provider ladies are more at risk of developing bc of all the parts that are coming into contact with our parts.
If you can't handle the fact that you are at higher risk of contracting something if you hobby, then don't hobby.