STD and other medical related subjects.

[Spill]

Bare back is clearly less risky than your other activities, given the low risk of infection and the certainty of treatment and cure, as long as you stay in the heterosexual arena.

We are all swimming in the same pool. Not everyone we see is only seeing people who engage in hetero activity. I recall reading reviews of people who were seeing ladies I was seeing and then see a review in the middle of their list where they were getting their fudge packed by a T girl.

[GuyFrom]

I was not surprised when this news came out but was shocked that the numbers were not higher. If you want to destroy a town and need help, please, go look at these two towns for guidance.

STDs are real and there is no trick to avoiding them like "Defense Soap", "Shower after sex" or "Peeing after sex". STDs are transmitted during SEX which is why it is not common for people to pick up an STD like the common cold or flu. Once we start having sex our chances of getting an STD go up. The reason STD rates are not higher is there is a lot of people who avoid BBFS and or who will get treated for an STD once they catch it. The government that seems to sit on their ass a lot also makes sure to follow up once an STD is treated to make sure it is treated and hopefully find the person that spread it.

My motto is simple and if I don't know her status I wrap it up for vaginal and anal sex. If I see, smell or feel anything out of the ordinary I walk away. I have banged Asian girls in massage parlors, strippers in Rhode Island, girls I met at bars and $500 hr escorts. I have heard plenty of tricks about how to avoid STDs especially from my good friends who are from 3rd world countries and all of them are BS and it is all down to luck once one side has an std.

[JimXuper90]

I went to the Cape last week, and went swimming on Marconi with seals all around me and the Great Whites lurking just off coast! Where is my medal?

I went to Alaska and with other "true dare devils" went exploring wilderness with only a bear spray on my belt. Saw grizzlies sniffing around in the area not liking me being there for sure. Kind of like putting it in and having only a hand sanitizer between you and your death! Every time I take the condom off I feel like a soldier facing a German tank! Be afraid, be afraid, be afraid! BTW, smoking is also bad for you, the second hand and third hand including! And the exhaust fumes too, and eventually we all are going to die! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! LOL.

I dare you to stick it to the grizzlies.

[Longjblues]

Bare back is clearly less risky than your other activities, given the low risk of infection and the certainty of treatment and cure, as long as you stay in the heterosexual arena.

I went to the Cape last week, and went swimming on Marconi with seals all around me and the Great Whites lurking just off coast! Where is my medal?

I went to Alaska and with other "true dare devils" went exploring wilderness with only a bear spray on my belt. Saw grizzlies sniffing around in the area not liking me being there for sure. Kind of like putting it in and having only a hand sanitizer between you and your death! Every time I take the condom off I feel like a soldier facing a German tank! Be afraid, be afraid, be afraid! BTW, smoking is also bad for you, the second hand and third hand including! And the exhaust fumes too, and eventually we all are going to die! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! LOL.

...Every time you take a breath you breath in a lot of harmful particles and bacteria so cut that out too! Every time you breath out you're could possibly infect me with your germs, some of which could even be fatal (to me!)! I'd gladly provide you with a number to my attorney so we could work out an amicable settlement.
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Why-yep! That's what we need to do guys. Let's practice abstinence LOL.

The fact that the only truly "safe sex" is abstinence.
The infection rates are quite insignificantly small given all the sexual relationships / activity occurring with a USA Population of over 325 million people.

Even when condom used, not completely safe for chlamydia, etc. Use of condom is only "SAFER SEX"!

[Nrlmus]

Playing Russian roulette is different than playing the lottery. One is riskier.

I went to the Cape last week, and went swimming on Marconi with seals all around me and the Great Whites lurking just off coast! Where is my medal?

I went to Alaska and with other "true dare devils" went exploring wilderness with only a bear spray on my belt. Saw grizzlies sniffing around in the area not liking me being there for sure. Kind of like putting it in and having only a hand sanitizer between you and your death! Every time I take the condom off I feel like a soldier facing a German tank! Be afraid, be afraid, be afraid! BTW, smoking is also bad for you, the second hand and third hand including! And the exhaust fumes too, and eventually we all are going to die! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! LOL.

[JimXuper90]

Anything you do is a risk. Every time you drive your car or cross the street you could die from some drunk asshole plowing into you.

Some people get cancer and die young.

Everything is luck of the draw.

Playing Russian roulette is different than playing the lottery. One is riskier.

[Sounds]

The fact that the only truly "safe sex" is abstinence.

The infection rates are quite small given all the sexual relationships / activity occurring with a USA Population of over 325 million people.

Even when condom used, not completely safe for chlamydia, etc. Use of condom is only "SAFER SEX"!

Anything you do is a risk. Every time you drive your car or cross the street you could die from some drunk asshole plowing into you.

Some people get cancer and die young.

Everything is luck of the draw.

[Nrlmus]

The fact that the only truly "safe sex" is abstinence. In fact don't smoke, don't drink. Every time you take a breath you breath in a lot of harmful particles and bacteria so cut that out too! Every time you breath out you're could possibly infect me with your germs, some of which could even be fatal (to me!)! I'd gladly provide you with a number to my attorney so we could work out an amicable settlement.

The infection rates are quite small given all the sexual relationships / activity occurring with a USA Population of over 325 million people.

Even when condom used, not completely safe for chlamydia, etc. Use of condom is only "SAFER SEX"!

Why-yep! That's what we need to do guys. Let's practice abstinence LOL.

[Longjblues]

The fact that the only truly "safe sex" is abstinence.

The infection rates are quite small given all the sexual relationships / activity occurring with a USA Population of over 325 million people.

Even when condom used, not completely safe for chlamydia, etc. Use of condom is only "SAFER SEX"!

https://www.masslive.com/expo/news/e...<br /> <br />

[Wabbitt9]

So why in 2018, decades after STIs first became a health concern and during an age where information is readily available on the internet, are more people becoming infected?

Because, despite years of being told how dangerous AIDS is, people still can't resist the sweet, tender embrace of raw dog.

Which is also why so many dirtbags shit out kids they can't afford and live on welfare forever. But that's an entirely different topic.

[JimXuper90]

https://www.masslive.com/expo/news/e...sis-no-on.html

That's why we need to regularly check up.

[PewPewPewPew]

https://www.masslive.com/expo/news/e...sis-no-on.html

The most frequently reported infection in Massachusetts in 2016 affected 26,448 people, the number of reported cases rising 60 percent in nine years, according to state data.

But not a lot of people talk about it because that infection is chlamydia.

Sexually transmitted infections -- also known as STIs or sexually transmitted diseases, STDs -- have been rising for years, and after a record-high of more than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, CDC officials said there was an "urgent need for prevention."

Numbers in Massachusetts reflect the national statistics: STIs are rising and are disproportionately affecting teenagers and people in their early 20s. According to the CDC, 15- to 24 year-olds account for half of all new STD infections in the country.

Some have gone as far as to call STIs a public health crisis. Dr. Jonathan Mermin, the director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention called STIs a "persistent enemy" that is "outpacing our ability to respond."

So why in 2018, decades after STIs first became a health concern and during an age where information is readily available on the internet, are more people becoming infected?

[Spill]

From today's (7/26/2018) Boston Globe:

The outbreak of HIV among injecting-drug users in Lawrence and Lowell has spread to many more people than originally thought, resulting from the early arrival of fentanyl in northeastern Massachusetts and other factors, a federal inquiry has concluded.

Federal disease-trackers counted 129 new cases of HIV among injecting-drug users in the area since the beginning of 2015 — 33 percent more than state officials' original count last spring.

Homelessness and incarceration played an important role in the spread of the virus, by limiting access to treatment that suppresses it, according to the eight-page report released Wednesday. Other factors were a decline in HIV testing and in the practice of tracking down sexual or drug-sharing partners of infected people.

The 129-case count is "a very large outbreak of these infections in this population," said Kevin Cranston, director of the state health department's Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences.

"Now we really understand the scope of this problem," Cranston said, noting that for many years there had been little transmission of the virus among drug users in Massachusetts.

The spike in HIV cases was first noticed in Lawrence in 2016, a sign that overdoses are not the only deadly consequence of the opioid epidemic.

As the HIV numbers continued to increase and a similar cluster was detected in Lowell, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health called in specialists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last spring. Some 19 CDC staffers came to the state in rotation over a five-week period that ended June 1.

Deploying sophisticated molecular techniques, along with on-the-ground interviews in the affected cities, the CDC was able to clarify the extent of the outbreak.

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, started entering the illicit drug supply earlier in the northeastern part of the state, and the concomitant increase in overdose deaths also spiked sooner there, as well. In the CDC report, Lawrence was described as a "longstanding drug distribution hub" and "now a production hub for illicit fentanyl" where the drug is significantly cheaper.

"What's different about this part of the state is the timing of the introduction of fentanyl that helped trigger the outbreak," Cranston said. Because fentanyl produces a shorter-lived high, users tend to inject more frequently, increasing the likelihood of infection.

Asked whether he was worried about a similar outbreak elsewhere in the state, Cranston said state officials have long been concerned about HIV spreading in this population, as has already happened with hepatitis C.

Now, however, the CDC's experts have provided the software and training that will enable state health officials to quickly identify any future clusters or outbreaks.

The state has also been boosting prevention efforts by expanding its network of syringe exchanges, with 20 now in operation, including one that opened in Lawrence a few months after the outbreak was detected. Five additional cities, including Lowell, as well as the towns on Martha's Vineyard, have recently approved opening such programs, which provide clean needles and other services to people with addiction.

The state will also work to encourage health-care providers, including hospital emergency rooms, to test for HIV more frequently, Cranston said.

"Our job right now is to stay vigilant and to support those programs helping people prevent infection," he said.

Dr. Christopher Bositis, who heads the HIV program at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, said the findings do not identify anything unique about Lowell and Lawrence, but rather point to well-known societal failings.

In addition to the problems with fentanyl and homelessness, he mentioned limited access to effective treatment for addiction, especially in prisons and jails.

"This certainly could happen in other places," Bositis said. "This is a significant problem that was created by multiple complex structural and societal issues, so don't think there's going to be a simple answer.

"We have our work cut out for us. ".

[Longjblues]

Its not your body that becomes immune, but through overuse as well as not taking the antibiotic as prescribed, the particular bacteria becomes resistant to the antibiotic.

You are correct that there is some evidence that young children that are given antibiotics when very young, are more likely to be obese and experiencing weight problems through life. It is thought that the antibiotic exposure impacts their digestive tract "good" bacteria. The study has not been conclusive.

I think I was incorrect as to syphilis being one of the most common STI, its gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most commonly reported STI.

I have not heard of this but I would think that after a while of taking it, you will build an immunity to the antibiotic and would become ineffective. Also, your digestive system will have issues as the good bacteria would be slowly killed off. Just a thought.

[Oldmonger]

I read recently that some people that are higher risk for STI are taking a daily regimen of doxycycline which provides some protection for chlamydia and syphylis, the two most frequent STIs.

Anyone heard of that, or discussed with their doctors?

I would think that BBFS with an escort would be considered high risk.

Chlamydia and Syphilis are not the two most frequent STI's, and taking a daily regimen of doxycycline will solely produce negative outcomes.

Doxycycline is not the treatment of choice for Chlamydia, and for Syphilis, it must be used only in conjunction with close clinical and laboratory follow-up to ensure appropriate serological response and cure.

Using an antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. Antibiotics also kill the good bacteria in your digestive system, thus producing more negative outcomes.