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They are doing this just to reduce costs. Oral and anal PCR swabs for gono/chlam are expensive. The rationale they gave you is nuts. The way to stop new infections is by testing and treating.

I'm now 100% certain I got Hep C at the lab in Berlin in my trip mid december. I can pinpoint the infection all the way down to my 2 visits to the lab on thursday and friday. Been tracking my ALT levels weekly and they've already peaked. From the literature ALT peaks around 8 weeks, and timeline exactly matches my days in Berlin where I only bottomed at the lab. I also had brutal flu like symtomps 2 weeks after this, with stubborn fever it would not go down even with ibuprofen/paracetamol. I never get the flu or colds. I also didn't have much going on before this Berlin trip and even had a neg AB Hep C test beginning of November. So it's clear I got it there at the lab. Reading your comments here has been revealing and everyone seems to agree, with multiple accounts saying the same @Leather69 @biobare. You get hep C through group sex, specifically with something being inserted in your hole that has been in other holes before. That can be a cock, a condom wrapped cock, a fist, a toy.. with the key being, not being washed or clean before going in you. Ironically condom wrapped cock does nothing unless it's a fresh condom, and it could even be worse as it could cause even more irritation and tearing on other bottoms drawing more infected material to transport into others. And indeed, this is exactly what I was doing while at the lab: me on my 4s with all the busy crowd of the lab plowing holes left and right mine included. I can't remember how many loads I got, I think I counted 7 on friday, so multiply that by the load-to-fuck ratio and it could be a significant number. There's another striking connection from the comments, and it's 3 people got Hep C in Berlin including me, but that may be completely accidental... Also, the case where you get HepC from a load can't be completely ruled out but must be at the level of geting HIV from oral sex: Hep C viral load is only present in semen during acute phase (~3 months) then goes UD. So you need a Vers top, that's on Hep C acute phase breeding you with a torn hole... Things are moving along with me to start treatment and insurance should cover Epclusa. I got HCV genotype 1a and Epclusa seems to be very effective for type 1, so I'm hopeful. I'll update when I've got more news.

Route of transmission of Hep C through anal sex almost certainly requires semen plus rectum trauma. That is, only happens when bottom is bred and has a rectum is torn inside with a path to the bloodstream. There doesn't seem to be a plausible way for a top to get Hep C just from barebacking as cocks rarely bleed during fucking. Additionally, unlike HIV, it seems HCV would only be transmissible when the carrier is in the acute phase and has a high VL, which is a few months window . After that VL comes down and is seems to be negative in semen (Unlike HIV). This could explain why Hep C transmission in men to men sex is not very common. This paper explains all this very clearly: [think before following links] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866572/ I'd say the odds for a total top that BBs are extremely low for Hep C, emphasis in total. If you give it up and get bred be aware. Also, fairly clear at this point circumcision status really doesn't matter for STDs, CDC is decades behind on this one.

Thanks for the support. I've already failed the first tests to stage my liver damage. Liver enzymes (ALT) are so high 700+ (normal is <40) that's over the reference that the test (fibrosure) can measure so they weren't able to score fibrosis. Unsure what next steps are. I really hope a liver biopsy is not in the horizon. Also seems my insurance doesn't cover Mavyret which is the 8 week treatment. But they cover Epclusa. I did price epclusa and it's $75k for the treatment but I have a 30% copay of that (specialty drug) and I can't afford...

You mean HPV warts? That's a good question.. As far as HPV infection itself you just have it since the day you get it. Sometimes you can fight it off 1-2 years, sometimes stays there forever. HPV is site specific, meaning it doesn't move around your body and just stays where the infection happened... Ass, mouth, throat, dick, ... For the ass is important to get anal pap smears to check the status of the infection. Most barebackers will be HPV positive and a small fraction will develop anal cancer if not treated. Also make sure you get the vaccine

In my risk calculations I had put "getting hep C" as a far far far possibility. "it's a thing for people who inject drugs mostly and the fisters" I thought But here I am. Diagnosed with hep C and brutal viral load of 20milion/ml, and my liver markers (alt) off the measurable range for the tests If something is certain is that I know 100% sure I got this from getting bred. I don't do drugs nor fist. Just normal fucking. So it's the only vector that makes sense. I feel stupid for having caught it. Always thought of hep C as an impossible possibility. I was clearly wrong. There's supposed to be a treatment for me, but even that seems complicated. Will insurance pay? Epclusa is 75k, mavyret 30k... I'm scared and now I may have to live with hep c due to my stupidity ....

Both tax the liver so be mindful. I guess everything in moderation should be ok?

Wanted to start a brand new post to spread the word about DoxyPEP and how effective it actually is. I know this is a n=1 sample but take it for what it is. Been in DoxyPEP for 2 years now, I've taken it religiously. I use the official dosing: 200mg right after the action. I usually go out to dark rooms and cruise bars where I'll get tons of cock, and just pop the 200mg before bedtime. To put things in context, I've calculated I get about 250 cocks a quarter of anon cock raw in my ass. A small fraction of those end in breeding, but that's not relevant for this post. That turns to be about 1000 cocks a year going in. Pre DoxyPEP an STD + on the PrEP checkup was the usual. Almost always chlamydia in the bum, gono often. Treatment would deal with it, but there were situations that I had symtoms and testing and tretment were not easily available due to travel and had to wait. 2 years on DoxyPEP and the only thing I got was an 'undetermined Chlamydia' result in the ass that we treated anyway. All the other checkups have come up completely clean that I find incredible given the amount of action. So guys, check out DoxyPEP and stick to the official schedule you'll help yourself and others. Further notes: * I've noticed an issue with the DoxyPEP protocol when you are on vacation. If you are doing multi day fucking, now popping 200mg Doxy /day it can be like a week that you've been doing this. I'm not aware if there's any official guidance about what to do here. * I do have an interaction with 200mg doxy with some of my other daily pills (vomit sensation) so I have to take it separate from everything else.

I can speak for San Francisco Cumunion. Everything changed with the change from 442 natoma to the new 1060 Folsom location. The new location is just not great: too sparse, and toilets are never working properly: god save you if you need to pee/shit or else.. There's no ass cleaning stations so people are mostly left to clean out at home. I've been there a few times with people not cleaned out properly and causing messes that may or may not be dealt with. The whole scene is sad and tragic and pushes good valuable people from coming back. Folks populating this space are often fully dressed weirdos that walk back if you try to touch them.. and often people struggle to make a connection these days. Nothing like the good ol' 442 natoma days. I'm lucky enough to be able to go to parties like these in Europe and the difference is SO dramatic: For starters there's no need for a specific event because men are going out weekly to fuck. Most cruise places have proper cleaning toilets/stations. Like come on guys, people come here to fuck: it's just a hose and a stall. People will clean out at the venue with no hangups. A place like Barcelona has 5 ongoing parties thrus to sun, every day. This makes a whole crowd of people to come out and have fun all the time. Same with Paris, Berlin, GC, Torre... San Francisco lost the intertia and the art of cruising long ago and it ain't coming back with crap places like 1060 Folsom. That said, there are glimmers or hope. the guys at Truck are really trying and some of their 'truck tuesdays' have really stuck the landing. They just need a lot more consistency in the schedule and place.

Swinging by Berlin next week for about 8 days, mostly to explore the cruise scene there. (from 12/13 to 12/22) My goal is to maximize the number of loads that go into my ass going to cruise bars/venues. I'll reciprocate as much as I can. I don't care for hotel or travel hookups. It's unclear to me by perusing these forums what are the best places and times to go. While I do like places like Woof with darkrooms, I'd rather be in venues where there's fucking all over the place like the lab. Naked parties with unfettered sex are ideal. Looks not too important but mature inclined given that I'm matureish that scene is my natural place. I do read that some places are picky and I may be bounced because I'm 'not the type' (40ish with a belly) (new action?) I have this list of places, but help me out with dates and times for parties that meet the criteria above and any other missing places. Laboratory (naked thursdays and 4-2-1 fuck fridays) New Action Woof Bull. open 24/7 but when is best? Ajpnia parties ([think before following links] [think before following links] [think before following links] [think before following links] https://ajpnia.berlin/WELCOME/OUR-PARTIES/) . There's the + party but says it's not a 'bareback party'... Scheune Prinzknecht Mutschmann Tom's Many thanks!

what's the name of the sex shop?

Barcelona has other saunas, I'm unsure what's going on in them. Best BB action is still basement on Tuesday and Sunday afternoons.

Yes. Condal is a completely different sauna today. They changed the layout and most of the regular clientele left. Most current patrons are just the "snuggle" kind .. the ones that try to hug you and kiss you in the dark room. It's a far cry from the old days. I only know of Bruc as an alternative. It can be lots of fun if you are ok with a much older clientele. BB does happen often.

Absolutely impressive you got the number of 'x'es in 'Exxxtreme' right. I can never...

I came out in the early 00's and I was pretty much a condom Nazi. No one would fuck me without one although I'd breed here and there because that was less risk. I got fucked multiple times with rubbers during the decade but never really enjoyed it. Didn't know why. Then one day around 09 in the sauna with this super hot stached daddy, after some rubber fucking, had me on my fours and handed me the poppers. Pulled the condom out and stuck it in ... OMG What a difference. That fat uncut cock going in raw was so much better. Could feel the foreskin docking in my ass, the head expanding... And then he bred me the load and I experienced a rush I had never. That started my decline as I'd be looking for raw cock in every situation even knowing I was at risk. I could not avoid getting raw cock even with the risks... Every HIV test was extremely tense. Luckily for me PrEP came around 2012 and I was the first one to be on it. Fairly sure I'd had been pozzed if it wasn't for PrEP. These days I'm on the camp that bare is the only way. I'm never allowing wrapped cock in my ass.