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  1. OK, you've done all the right things, and it's extremely unlikely that you'll be infected with HIV.

    But anxiety isn't a rational thing. And yes, it definitely sucks that the tests can't be done immediately (been there, done that, before PrEP was even available!). Sadly, that's just a limitation of the science.

    If you are in the situation where the anxiety is having a serious negative impact on your ability to function, get some help with it! Whether that's getting reassurance in this community, from trusted friends, or by going to a professional. Not only will your life be better now, you'll be in a much better position to handle the next scare that comes along. Because life is full of scary shit.

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  2. 24 minutes ago, Cutedelicategay said:

    However if Prep is involved whether that link between increased risk of HIV in case of other STIs still exists is the question?

    I would expect that the proportional increase in the risk would be the same, but the base level of risk would still be enormously decreased by the PrEP. As @BootmanLA says, I don't know that there are any studies on it. Typically, the more different factors that can affect the measured outcome, the more difficult it is to get statistically significant results in that kind of study.

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    This eventually increases the risk of acquiring other STIs.

    That is a completely different issue from the one under discussion, or did you mean to say "...risk of acquiring HIV"?

  3. 27 minutes ago, BootmanLA said:

    I am unaware of any study showing that having another STI increases the odds of HIV infection for anyone...

    It has been conventional wisdom for quite some time that it does so, especially in the case where it actually causes ulceration (syphilis e.g.). Whether it is causative or merely correlative is less clear.  I did a bit of online research and found these pages informative:

    [think before following links] https://www.cdc.gov/std/hiv/stdfact-std-hiv-detailed.htm

    [think before following links] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7848598/

     

  4. Loving this story, it's awesome fun! Keeping me hard and dripping! Thanks for writing it.

    BTW seems like there's a little continuity bump in this latest chapter (CH11), where Chris guesses that he fucked his dad (and tells him so), before curiously asking him whether he was there. I'm not complaining, just pointing it out in case you want to tweak it.

  5. First I have to find someone who doesn't roll over the minute he sees my dick. That doesn't happen very often. Now that I have someone actually willing to top, he has to want a condom. That hasn't happened in a long time... maybe 4 years was the last time.

    So, it's a problem that seldom occurs. But it is a problem for me, as I really prefer my bottoming bare - in fact, it may make more difference to me as a bottom than as a top (where I also prefer it bare, because rubbers can squeeze my dick soft awfully fast these days 😞 ). I just hate the frictiony feel of latex, or worse, that nasty stuff they make femidoms out of.

    So if I'm online, I often avoid chatting up guys who explicitly say they want condoms. Once I'm with a guy (who wants to use it) I generally try to talk him out of it first. If I'm really into him, I may acquiesce to his desire for a condom. But I'll admit I have on at least one occasion stooped to sabotage. As I said, it's a rare problem these days.

     

  6. Bumping this thread because I find myself in need of some answers.

    I'm temporarily without a primary care provider (the old one left the practice, and it is taking months to get an appointment with the new one) and simultaneously in want of some ED meds. The old prescription has also expired. I've got some price sensitivity, and it's probable (in the US here) that my plan doesn't cover these.

    Anyone here have an online provider for tadalafil that they like? Less expensive would be better, but also, some transparency in the ordering process as to what you're actually getting would be desirable. I went through a rather long session filling out forms at forhims.com only to find they were planning on charging me $240/mo for a daily 5mg dose, which really seemed like a bait and switch.

    Thanks in advance!

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  7. They are (almost certainly) still good. The major causes of deterioration in drugs (or any other chemicals or materials) in storage are air, moisture, light, and heat. If the package is still sealed, air and moisture aren't an issue. Unless you've been keeping the bottle in a rather unusual storage place, light isn't either. That leaves heat. As long as it's been kept at room temperature or below, you're well within the margin of error for the storage life. Former chemist here, so this is all based on substantial knowledge about stability of such things.

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