Observation from Photo threads
I was browsing thru the photo threads of various countries and was horrified to see the number of pictures of punters doing it bareback. A majority of the pics seem to be bareback sex. Guys please be careful! Just my 2 cents. Be safe, enjoy!
BBBJ Herpes and living with Herpes
[QUOTE=MarlboroRed;1580851]Hi,
I just wanted to know, has anyone caught anything from a BBBJ? While there is no concern about HIV, what about the other STD? I will be on a business trip in DE and I am thinking of making a trip to a FKK or two. What I do not want is to be bringing home something back to the missus at home.[/QUOTE]By far the biggest risk of BBBJs is that if you are not yet infected with Herpes, you may catch it from a working girl who has HSV1 or cold sores in her mouth. I personally know of one non-WG friend who accidentally gave it to her boyfriend while giving him a blowjob. I don't know what relation HSV2 has to HSV 1 but you can google that.
Personally I picked up HSV2 while traveling Europe in my early 20's. I got it from unprotected sex with a 18 yr Swedish girl who was on a high school graduation trip to Greece. Imagine screwing a beautiful barely-legal blond, big titted Scandinavian girl and getting that from her in the 1980's. Bad luck. While I felt cursed and the initial outbreak was bad, over the years outbreaks have became more rare, separated by years, and these days they have great anti virals, Valtrex, so it's not an issue for me although I have to be careful to not pass along to others.
You might do some research, but it stands to reason that Valtrex would give you some prophylactic protection.
Lube protecting against STDs
There is some recent research that Lube (not spermicide) protects against STD transmission and destabilizes viral cells.
Specifically chemical compounds in certain lubes (eg, astroglide) degrade viral viability.
I'm not an immunologist, but from recent "field experience" can attest that lubes are in heavy use and I would imagine any viral "shedding" has to travel thru barrier of viscous lube and that doesn't appear easy.