Would you use a provider if you knew she had herpse?
	
	
		I found out from a friend that my ATF provider has herpes.
My question is, would you continue to see her knowing this and just be extra cautious (no DATY or unprotected sex) or stop seeing her altogether?
	 
 
	
	
	
		Bareback Sex to Make a Come back?
	
	
		Article on the approval by the FDA of a "quick at-home" HIV test.
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/health/oraquick-at-home-hiv-test-wins-fda-approval.html[/url]
[i][b]Quick At-Home H. I. V. Test Wins Federal Approval[/b]
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: July 3, 2012.
A new H. I. V. Test for home use that gives quick results was approved on Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, giving Americans the first chance in the epidemic's 30 years to learn in the privacy of their own homes whether they are infected.
Related.
The test, made by OraSure and called OraQuick, uses a cheek swab and gives results in 20 to 40 minutes, so it is as easy to use as a home pregnancy kit.
A previous over-the-counter H. I. V. Test kit allowed users to prick their own fingers, but the samples had to be mailed to a lab. [/i]
Info from the manufacturer:
[url]http://www.orasure.com/products-infectious/products-infectious-oraquick.asp[/url]
[url]www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/./ucm091917.pdf[/url]
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So will the price of escort services be now priced to include OraQuick? <g>
As low as $31 per test!
http://rapidhivtestkit.com/shop/oraquick-advance-rapid-hiv-12-antibody-test-2-items/
	 
 
	
	
	
		Your prudence is commendable
	
	
		[QUOTE=Trust Lust; 1488864]The key to avoiding STD's is proper hygiene. We're told, that some 500, 000 lives were lost in the American War Between the States, and we can read many accounts of entire cities being wiped out, during the Middle Ages, as a result of the Black Death. As pragmatic, as it may seem, one doesn't have to do much reading on either to quickly realize, that both accounts would not have been as colossal, were it not for the lack of awareness on matters concerning sanitation and proper diet. Somewhere in the future, we'll have have a common awareness of viruses, such as AIDS and hepatitis, not so so much, as being viruses alone, but as integrons of virulent genes, that bacteria have produced. Long story short, these are called toxins during ordinary conversations at the coffee shop, that have rendered killer bacteria altogether resistant to antibiotics.
A recent example of this has been the salmonella outbreak in poultry, that have produced virulent gene cassettes, that have rendered the fowl resistant to tetracycline or streptomycin therapy. On e could only imagine all the shriveling up, night sweats, dripping shits etc, these poor birds suffer, that would lead any misdirected, jailhouse GP to diagnose, as AIDS, in the same affected, known sex monger, just hauled in for P4P. As is the case with the poultry so may be the case with the monger. Reports indicate, that clap has become resistant to antibiotics, only the antibiotics did initially erase the symptoms of the illness. Nevertheless, the recombine of the clap made it into a crud that antibiotics won't touch. What comes up, is the idiocy, that antibiotic therapy must be prolonged, almost endlessly, when the key to matter, disinfection, first off, was never even considered.
With poultry it was nothing more than sweeping out the recombine / recombinase with sulfa before ever giving the tetracycline or streptomycin. The reason for these antibiotics not working in the first place, was the presence of virulent salmonella produced genes that needed to be disinfected. Once the antibiotic is given, the sulfa must be continued with it to sweep out any stray cassettes. I kid you not, that sloshing a little bit of Clorox in a cup of water and flushing out the ureter, before and after P4P, will accomplish the same with STD's. I do it, even when the girl makes me wear a rubber, the lattices of which, are little more than a tea strainer is to water, when it comes to bacterial toxins. Once these toxins get into your system, a whole array of itegron possibilities arise. With the bleach defense and assualt in place, this won't happen.[/QUOTE]But how about the side or long term effect of Clorox? I did wash my genitals with soap right after the action, which mostly in my case is BBBJ. I don't remember the last time I had BB intercourse. I am a big fan of Latex and they do work. I would be concerned about applying a detergent.
	 
 
	
	
	
		Clorox up the urethra? A REALLY bad idea.
	
	
		OK. Admittedly, bacteria can get into the proximal urethra from any number of activities. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia are especially good at this. HIV, much less so.
Chlorine is a potent biocide and is therefore a dangerous chemical.  It is also a carcinogen, and lethal to mammalian cells exposed to it. Sure, it will kill bacteria, and some (but not all) viruses. The mucous membrane which lines the urethra is, in itself, a great barrier against most infections. But if damaged by chlorine, the epithelial cells which line it can be killed, and its protective qualities compromised.
Frankly, even tho I too do not trust the government to protect us against corporations and the toxins they expose us to, the CDC is the best we have in terms of protection from STDs. Follow their guidelines until you get solid evidence not to.
One way to flush the urethra is the take a good long piss immediately after sexual activity.  True, it is hardly 100% effective, but it is a method easy and relatively effective.  Be very cautious about inserting or injecting anything up the urethra...
[QUOTE=John Dough;1511030]How do you flush out the urethra? Do you hold the end open and pour the Clorox solution in? Do you squirt it in with an eye dropper?[/QUOTE]
	 
 
	
	
	
		AIDS-Preventing Sexual Hygiene:
	
	
		[url]http://safest-sex.desert.net/safest-sex/index.html[/url]
"safer sex should be treated as sexual hygiene."
"complementing condom use by gargling, douching, and washing after sex, employing vinegar or other mild disinfectants that kill HIV. In a pinch, apply soap and water to intimate fluids that might carry germs. Equate AIDS-prevention with cleanliness." 
"the advice about after-intercourse hygiene delivered most authoritatively in The Guide to Living with HIV Infection, by John G. Bartlett and Ann K. Finkbeiner, medical professionals associated with the well-regarded AIDS Clinic at Johns Hopkins University. Their own guidebook puts it this way: "Anyone who makes a mistake and has unprotected sex should use a vinegar douche as quickly as possible." 
"Should a condom not be used during sexual intercourse. Or should one break or leak. Douching with a solution of vinegar and water can lessen risk or harm by reducing the amount of HIV left on penetrable skin-linings and susceptible cells. Using soap and water, vinegar, or some other mild disinfectant to wash a penis after intercourse can help keep HIV from reaching blood through any warts, sores, or skin breaks on it. Gargling with an HIV-killing disinfectant after oral sex can help prevent infection via the mouth."
	 
 
	
	
	
		Antibiotics. What works and what doesn't
	
	
		Several days ago a Baltimore monger posted something that implied that his frequent sinus infections and treatment antibiotics somehow helped him with respect to STDs, even though he is a frequent bareback participant. Jackson wanted to avoid excessive flamming, so he suggested that I post it in this section. Perhaps this will help someone.
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Mongers should not expect their sinus infection antibiotics to resolve gonorrhea. That particular bacteria has evolved over recent years and it is no longer effectively treatable by common antibiotics. Even the heavy-duty sinus infection medications once used to treat gonorrhea such as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin) are no longer effective against gonorrhea. Perhaps sinus infection antibiotics are effective against other bacterial STDs, I don't really know.
The recommended treatment for gonorrhea is an injection of ceftriaxone combined with either azithromycin or doxycycline. We might get azithromycin or doxycycline for our sinus infections, but the ceftriaxone is critical.
There is no antibiotic that will treat viral STD infections (or any other viral infection). HIV is just one of the viral STDs.
Mongers who go bareback should tell their clinic to check for STDs. We don't need to tell them we go bareback with hookers, just tell the doctor we changed partners and want to be sure we are infection free. Our primary care physicians and otolaryngologists will not suspect or treat STDs unless the mongers give them the clues necessary for them to conduct the proper tests.
I'll get off my soapbox now.