Safe Sex

[QUOTE=Theystolemyname;1150403]Okay. I did that. The news articles I found said that the fast tests are only available in certain approved clinics and not being sold over the counter. But if I look up fast test kits. I find many restults for companies claiming to sell the fast test for home use. Are the kits that you can buy and use yourself legitimate? Anybody know?[/QUOTE]Yes, I bought totally about hundred samples of each from various suppliers in Asia. HIV blood test and saliva, Hep B, Hep C, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, TP, etc. You can find it all on line. Very handy to test both you and the girl and then just bang away. You should however note that there is a incubation period before HIV can be detected with any test.

There are several places you can buy these tests on line, but cheapest is of course to buy wholesale from manufacturers or brokers.

If you for example Google "rapid HIV test kit Philippines" you will see that you can get a kit for 1000-1500 PHP". If you buy wholesale one individual test will cost a fraction of this. Googling "HIV home test" will also reveal many pages that can ship these tests to you. Add "wholesale" and you will get closer to the source.

Barba.

It is possible to buy a box of 10 at-home herpes simplex type-2 blood test kits for about $100, including shipping cost, from the below referenced Korean company. It's called the Bio Focus HSV-2 Rapid Test. It tests for antibodies and therefore can determine your sexual health status long after symptoms of HSV-2 have disappeared. Doing a STD test yourself at-home rather than in a physician's office or public clinic allows you to avoid the risk of creating a medical record of having a STD, should the test come out positive. The test kits are simple to use, contrary to stupid FDA rules saying they are too complicated for patient, at-home use: I've used a few types (and so-far always got a negative, that is, favorable test result). In all states of the USA there are STD reporting laws that [i]require[/i] physicians or clinic personnel to report you to the state government if you test positive for a STD, although in many states herpes is not reportable: Ask before going to a clinic or physician's office if this concerns you. Tests like this can be reassuring if you've ever had vague symptoms and want to be sure you are not infected. Experts in STDs say something like 90 percent of people who have herpes simplex are asymptomatic or have such mild symptoms they do not know they are infected and are at risk of passing the infection to others.

[url]http://www.ec21.com/product-details/HSV-2-Rapid-Test--4508531.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Barba; 1195774]Yes, I bought totally about hundred samples of each from various suppliers in Asia. HIV blood test and saliva, Hep B, Hep C, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, TP, etc. You can find it all on line. Very handy to test both you and the girl and then just bang away. You should however note that there is a incubation period before HIV can be detected with any test.

There are several places you can buy these tests on line, but cheapest is of course to buy wholesale from manufacturers or brokers.

If you for example Google "rapid HIV test kit Philippines" you will see that you can get a kit for 1000-1500 PHP". If you buy wholesale one individual test will cost a fraction of this. Googling "HIV home test" will also reveal many pages that can ship these tests to you. Add "wholesale" and you will get closer to the source.

Barba.[/QUOTE]Why are you so sure that they are legit and work well? I'm very wary of buying any medical supplies over the internet. I'd be more willing to buy testing kits than drugs but still, if you are relying on the kit to test for HIV you want to know that it works.

[QUOTE=Param Ahmad;1195712]This report illustrates particularly well why repeatedly in the Safe Sex section of the International Sex Guide and elsewhere I urge everybody to use FEMALE CONDOMS: The standard male condom leaves the base of your penis unprotected, leaving you vulnerable to any STD that goes through skin such as herpes, syphilis, or genital warts. The female condom protects the [u]entire[/u] Penis (P should be lowercase*) because the larger of the two loops stays on the outside of the woman's body. The smaller loop [u]inside[/u] The (ditto, should be lowercase "t") condom can be removed (use a clean finger you have not touched her genitals with) and the female condom placed on the penis before intercourse like a male condom. Often the female condom sticks to the inside of the vagina more than to the penis, so you're sliding back and forth inside the female condom feeling friction as well as pressure. Standard male condoms usually ruin the sensation because you feel no friction, only pressure. Another advantage of the female condom is you don't have that super tight still-rolled part of the condom hurting your penis like tourniquet. But the most important advantage of the female condom is vastly superior STD protection.[/QUOTE]I agree the female condom is probably better as a barrier to STDs, but you have to be the first person I've heard praise the sensation of using one. Unless they've improved a ton since I last used one (which granted was maybe 8 or 9 years ago) I have to disagree. I found it a lot like having sex with a well-lubed plastic bag, and about as much of a turn-on. I just found it strange, distracting, and not at all sexy. One of the times I used it I actually had trouble coming, which virtually never happens to me. My girlfriend didn't like it either.

[QUOTE=JHS 42;1198149]I agree the female condom is probably better as a barrier to STDs, but you have to be the first person I've heard praise the sensation of using one. Unless they've improved a ton since I last used one (which granted was maybe 8 or 9 years ago) I have to disagree. I found it a lot like having sex with a well-lubed plastic bag, and about as much of a turn-on. I just found it strange, distracting, and not at all sexy. One of the times I used it I actually had trouble coming, which virtually never happens to me. My girlfriend didn't like it either.[/QUOTE][url]Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_condom[/url]

"The FC1 female condom was first made from polyurethane. The second generation female condom is called the FC2 and is made from synthetic nitrile. This material change was announced in September 2005, and full transition of the product line to FC2 was done by October 2009. The newer nitrile condoms are less likely to make potentially distracting crinkling noises."

Those of you relying on these instant AIDS tests are very gullible. On the one hand, there is the incubation period, on the other hand there is the greed and lies of the pharmaceutical companies, on the third hand there is the proliferation of counterfeit products via e-mail, and on the fourth hand there is the insult to the woman in question.

Those of you using these huge and all encompassing condoms, you should also consider a Hazmat suit, a bullet proof vest, and a full-face helmet every time you leave your house. You might also want to acquire a catcher's mask or a hockey mask in case your fist flies off your dick while you are jacking off. Oh, and don't forget the eye protection!

I read recently studies shows that taking truvada had a prophylactic effect for HIV. In fact it lowered the chances of getting it by 66% (if memory serves). Seems they had a control group of people with one partner infected and a treated group of same. Results were based on fewer partners being infected when partners had the drug.

I don't plan to go bb all the time, but you know slips happen.

How practical is it to take truvada before during and after a monger trip to improve my odds?

Further what regime should I use to get max benefit?

Studies say this pill is available at regular pharmacies? What cost?

[QUOTE=Dickhead;1198789]* * * Those of you using these huge and all encompassing condoms, you should also consider a Hazmat suit, a bullet proof vest, and a full-face helmet every time you leave your house. You might also want to acquire a catcher's mask or a hockey mask in case your fist flies off your dick while you are jacking off. Oh, and don't forget the eye protection![/QUOTE]If your looks are anywhere near as outstanding as your sense of humor, you probably don't need to be paying for sex in the first place! However, I still recommend those "huge and all encompassing condoms" for reasons previously stated.

[QUOTE=Dickhead; 1198789]Those of you relying on these instant AIDS tests are very gullible. On the one hand, there is the incubation period, on the other hand there is the greed and lies of the pharmaceutical companies, on the third hand there is the proliferation of counterfeit products via e-mail, and on the fourth hand there is the insult to the woman in question.

Those of you using these huge and all encompassing condoms, you should also consider a Hazmat suit, a bullet proof vest, and a full-face helmet every time you leave your house. You might also want to acquire a catcher's mask or a hockey mask in case your fist flies off your dick while you are jacking off. Oh, and don't forget the eye protection![/QUOTE]Bound and determined to live up to your name here, I guess?

Is it safe to to do BBBJ & DATY with a domestic helper in Hong kong, met on dia, seems to be semi pro doing service on off days.

What are the possibilities of catching some diseases and the risk involved? FS will be covered, appreciate all possible help.

TMT

I entered all those variables into an on-line STD calculator and determined you have a 6. 2% chance of catching something this way.

Not sure this information has been posted.

[url]http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/circumcision.htm[/url]

Reveals that several studies have been performed and found that circumcised males have between 55-76% REDUCED CHANCE of contracting aids. One doctor described this as "just as significant a reduction as usuing condoms).

If you use a condom and are circumcised. There's virtually no chance you're going to get HIV from hetero sex.

[QUOTE=Ezinho; 1175570]Did anyone hear about this antibiotic resistant strain of Gonorrhea they found in Japan? Anyone else having second thoughts about barebacking, or is it just me?

[url]http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/1023285--gonorrhea-superbug-resistant-to-all-antibiotics[/url][/QUOTE]"Granny says its one o' dem end time plagues inna Bible. We all going to die."

[url]http://www.usmessageboard.com/health-and-lifestyle/112706-incurable-gonorrhea-may-be-next-superbug.html[/url]

BTW, the clap is also transferable via condom sex, since rubbers often fail.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom[/url]

#Causes_of_failure.

"They deteriorate in even the best of conditions, but even more rapidly in extremely cold or hot situations. Condom wrappers recommend storing the product at temperatures between 59 and 88 degrees Fahrenheit. One researcher found that, at major condom distribution points in New Jersey and New York, boxes of condoms were left outdoors in the ice and snow during the dead of winter. During the summer months, the researcher took photographs of eggs frying on the floors of dozens of trucks and containers where condoms were stored in temperatures exceeding 180 degrees. [5] High temperatures cause oxidation and freezing temperatures cause crystallization in some of the chemical compounds that make up condoms, leading to cracking, drying, shrinking and drastic loss of flexibility and strength. Keep in mind that condoms exported from the United States sit in uninsulated shipping containers in extreme weather conditions for even longer periods of time; , ___.

", Bodily secretions can get around and over a condom even if it performs perfectly."

[url]http://www.hli.org/index.php/the-case-against-condoms/320?task=view[/url]

It seems that the opinion of this article is that:

1] gonorrhea is still curable.

2] there is, as of now, no such thing as "incurable gonorrhea"

3] the disease is becoming more resistant to the "usual treatment"

4] there are "two more powerful antibiotics available" besides the "usual treatment" for treating this disease.

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15238613[/url]

"Dr David Livermore, director of the antibiotic resistance monitoring laboratory at the Health Protection Agency, said that the cephalosporin antibiotics used in the UK are still effective for treating gonorrhoea.

" "But our lab tests show that the bacteria are becoming less sensitive to these cephalosporins, with a few treatment failures reported. This means that we are having to change the type of cephalosporin that is used and to increase the dosage.

" "The worry is that we will see gonorrhoea becoming a much more difficult-to-treat infection over the next five years.

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14078098[/url]

[QUOTE=Theystolemyname;1198079]Why are you so sure that they are legit and work well? I'm very wary of buying any medical supplies over the internet. I'd be more willing to buy testing kits than drugs but still, if you are relying on the kit to test for HIV you want to know that it works.[/QUOTE]Yes, it is of course much safer if you let a pharmacy order the test kit so they can sell it to the doctor, and then the doctor can take a drop of blood and test you. Why would we rely on ourselves to trace the source of say a test, and then perform the complex task of extracting blood from a finger.

I once bought rubber gloves over the Internet and they seemed to work just as good as the ones I bought from the pharmacy, but still the did not feel right on the hands for some reason. I also heard there are evil spirits living in parabolic antennas.

Sorry for pulling your leg, Theystolemyname. No harm meant. If you do not feel safe in buying products utilizing say the Internet, you should of course stick to letting the doctor test you. However, you should be informed that the methodology of testing varies between doctors in various regions of the world, and many of the available tests will be used by doctors. It is chemistry not alchemy.

Theystolemyname this is not a comment on your post but it seems like each person have their own opinion about this what safe sex really is. Some like to lecture on this topic, and often these lectures are argued to be motivated by "the common good", but I mostly see self stroking egos that need to confirm their own choices in life. Irrationalities. To study the source and data on say a pill or a test could be simple for one guy while the next guy might have a hard time just understanding the dosage advice on a box of Aspirin. In addition to this the willingness to take a risk, or even to consider a certain action the least risky, varies a lot. Some people smoke and laugh at cancer and others will not be caught jerking off without a wet suit. At the end of the day we primarily risk ourselves (and sometimes a partner). Even a thai hooker has this responsibility. I see little point in bitching about some guy going bare back since I doubt that my bitching will have actual effect on the collective health of mankind. Personally I like to play it safe (are) but I have friends who hate condoms, never bother with tests and just cure whatever they get. That is their strategy, and it will work until it don't. No my way, but this is according to their idea of risks versus life quality.

Topmanten, there are lots written on the topic of oral sex. Just Google it. I think the question of IF you can get it is simple but the CHANCES of getting it is impossible to answer, simply because there is no data so it will just be general speculations that has no value in your specific case. STI:s are caused by a bacteria or a virus and many of these nasty creatures likes warm and humid places, like the mouths of domestic house keepers. For example syphilis seems quite easy to transfer and herpes can also be transfered. My advice would be to get the tests or go to the doc, especially if she is sucking cock as a partial mean for survival.

B.