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GT, you're missing the point. Dickhead points out that in your zeal you toss a lot of opinions and unsupported "facts," which are sometimes contradictory in nature, and that undermines rather than...

That letter has become one of the cornerstones of the religious right's abstinence movement, as it's used to say "Condoms don't work! Not having sex is the only answer!"

The basic problem with...

Regardless of whether or not they're watching you like hawks, for heaven's sake get yourself checked out, man. Better to incur the wrath of women than the long-term health problems associated with...

You're kidding, right? You suspect you might have gotten an STD, your dick was hurting, and you proceeded to have sex with someone else? I hope you at least used protection this second time!

First...

Boatman, I'm going to post here so others can be part of the discussion.

First, go see your family physician immediately and get tested. There's no sense in sitting around and worrying like mad....

Havanaman, there's actually some info about Ora-Quick in this thread back, if I remember correctly, about a year or so ago.

The figures are from a report called "Global Prevalence and Incidence of Selected Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections" which the WHO put out in 1999. I've been unable to find anything as...

There's a little work that's been done on this, but it's far from comprehensive as much as I can tell. No one is really collecting this data, it seems.

The WHO did a report a couple of years ago...

The bottom line, statistically speaking, is that the older you (or providers) are, the more likely it is you've got herpes. Since it's incurable, and since exposure increases over time for anyone...

Latrell2, the problem is that Molluscum contagiosum is generally spread from close physical contact, but can also come from shared towels, swimming pools, etc. and it's a localized infection (you can...

Paddy, given that washing hands, towels, etc. after touching a herpes sore one of the ways herpes sufferers are urged to protect their family from non-sexual transmission, that might sound...

J Burb, you may well be correct, as HIV is in vaginal fluids, but of course the number of confirmed infections via blowjob is also very low. A dental dam is definitely safer, and it's really not that...

Cupid Stunt -- yes, pretty much the same things apply, though there are some important differences as well. I don't believe there are any confirmed transmission of HIV in either direction from...

I dunno, RN, I've already got this pretty long list of spankings I owe you. I'm not sure my poor RSI-saddled wrists could hold up should I ever collect... :D

Well, RN, with all due respect, I don't know that all women are aware of the magnitude of the risks, so her offer may have nothing to do with already being typhoid Mary. She may, as is the case with...

Tough luck, Erik! I've happily avoided moluscum, but I've read that doctors remove them either with a curette or with liquid nitrogen, neither of which sounds exactly pleasant. This looks to be one...

And you're a doctor who's qualified to make such a statement, which contradicts all authoritative information, right? The "facts" are that you've been stupid but lucky, and somehow think your luck...

Swiss Gal, I think the bottom line is, frankly, that guys have a different mindset on the whole thing that's based on knowing that they're simply less at risk than is a woman. Women are more likely...

Hepatitis B isn't "curable" per se -- you don't get it completely out of your system, but if you recover from the infection and are not a chronic infectee then you're no longer a carrier. There are...

Jackson, I think you're following US foreign policy a bit too closely. Do we now root out suspected abusers before they actually do something? Sabio's always been on-topic, intelligent, polite and...

"I perfectly understand that the one in seven figure puzzles you. It puzzled me, too. I bought into it because of the credibility of the NIH. If there was an agenda to be had, it would be in favor of...

Ok, since we've gotten into this I went back and actually read the NIH thing again to refresh my memory. I pulled the quotes I used previously from an old newspaper letter exchange I had with someone...

Ah, sorry, I misread the statement as being uncovered. Mea culpa on that; needed to drink my coffee before wading in. Have done so now :)

That said, months back I read the entire NIH review cited...

Personally, I find the bottom line to be this -- three times safer is still substantially lower than the degree of safety you get using condoms. You want to combine testing with condoms and you're...

Bullshit.

That's a whole lot of scare tactic stats which contradict information that is simply everywhere, and which you just throw out as if it actually means something. Please cite where your...