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I always ask people this. I know the obvious issue with asking the question but you can get somewhat of a read by how someone answers this. For instance this convo with an online hookup, Me: Are you clean? Whats your HIV status? Person:I'm healthy and good to go Me; Ok Person: Let's me up in 10min at my spot I would assume that this person is poz and and undetectable. Not only is the answer vague they didn't ask mt status. To me not asking is a good sign that someone is poz/other std or doesnt care.

Probably similar to being infected via oral. Even the case where the neg partner in lesbian relationship was infected. Very rare.

He messed with some pretty high profile people and there havn't been to many to come out with their status after his announcement.

So just an update, still straight but do have an occasional lust for very passable TS's. Since this post haven't had many risky encounters. All straight encounters with FWB's. They were all BB but not the riskiest thing in the world since those 2 FWB's weren't messing around with anyone else. I do realize they could be lying but they don't have a reason to per our arrangement and my honesty about my other FWB;s. I still occasionally talk to TS's and consider meeting them for BB encounters but it has never materialized.

I'm pretty well read on sexual health in general but have little knowledge on the recently marketed cures for HEP C.

Still curious as to what everyones thoughts are. Since this post I've had 3 partners bareback, all F, but have been strongly considering a few TS's for BB play. TS's can be a bit shady in the NE US and often run scams so I am cautious and it usually doesn't pan out. Either they are way to sketchy, want $, dont wanna BB, are ok with BB but are openly poz., or clearly lieing about HIV status. I've also considered maybe being on the recipent end of a glory hole. I have a few F FWB's that I take to the local booths who do it bb and am getting curious.

Let's be honest...if everyone turned into an istiatiallbe cum whore male oe female societly would crumble.

"kick and kill" isn't new... During the American Civil war physicians realized that morphine did more than ease suffering,It also exacerbated infection or potential infections. During this period amputation was a viable life saving procedure in most cases. Morphine was comonly used to ease pain but also as a means to bring potential infection of open wounds to the surface, Those wounds were treated failry succesfully with alcohol and leaches.

I think what is bein suggested here is that keeping your immune active is bennficial and could thwart infecton. Many professionals have researched high risk individulals and found that there immune systems can bascially handle all viral/bactirial infections on thier own.. Many also appose the use of frequent hand washing with certain types of soap as it can kill your body's response to fight infection

Viral therapy has been used for a while to combat very serious forms of cancer. They re-engineer the virus to attack cancer cells. Unfortunately if your already infected and/or treated the therapy is not applicable. One of the more promising treatments is measels therapy but since almost everyone in the 1st world has been vacinated, it's only seldomly effective. HIV therapy was branched out from this and has been effective but still very controversial.

Very true but that is why the police do not prosecute. Ultimately the Police's job is to present the DA office with evidence that a crime was committed.

Entrapment can be argued either way almost any time. What the courts look at is: -if the plaintiff was given reasons to opt out during any interaction with police - How reasonable the persuasive tactics of the police were. Police ultimately have to lie and persuade anyone who could be considered as being "entrapped."

A lot of clubs/adult book stores close because of this. Even straight oriented venues run into problems. A person who tests positive for anything in the US is asked to provide info for recent partners. If they reveal that they attended a sex club/bookstore it's always looked into. More so for bookstores.

Thank you. Hope to hear more feedback. It definitely helps since even those on meds could be dishonest bout being UD.

Will they show up as neg? As part of my safer sex practices I usually require my partner to take an OraQuick test. I'm just curious if undetectable will show up as poz or neg. I know that UD people are almost no risk so if they do show up as neg, it's not a giant concern.

HEP C really scares me. I am straight HIV- and Hep C- but a lot of potential partners are HEPC+. I do party a little and occasional chat/meet with someone who is into IV stuff. I always ask HIV status and with IV users I also ask Hep C status. They always say they are clean for both and get tested at a needle exchange. I also follow that up with whether they like anal. This somewhat of a baited questions.2 Most have resounding no but some do say they can't do it for health reasons. I suspect that wile they are fibbing about thier HEPC status they are at least knowledgeable enough to understand anal is higher risk. At this stage it's giving them the benefit of the doubt tough.Some did admit to being HEPC+ I'm creative and prior to potentially meeting someone who is/was an IV user and neg I would contact them on a different # pretending that I worked for an escort company. Explained that I was looking for people to do party friendly events in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. I also asked for their recent HIV/HEPC status explaining that if they were positive for anything, it could be worked around, if they were up front. Re-itterating that we work with people in all situation and also adding that if they claim to be negative and test positive we hold them responsible for the bill. They always say that they are HIV- but HEPC+. I play around a bit with more questions knowing there is no chance I was meeting them. It's a little creepy but not exactly untrue either.. I do host swing and gang bang parties in my spare time. I also work with someone who promotes and attends sex parties at fairly upscale places. These parties do occasionally pay some select performers well.. I find it fascinating that when no money is involved someone will lie. When money and implied understanding is expressed they always open up. I'm not sure how to read this. You would think that a person shitty enough to lie about status with no benefit would also lie with a potential pay day. Needless to say I almost never ever meet up with these people. In some situations I do feel bad their health situation, regardless of their lies, and discuss that treatment and in some cases a cure is available.Those at the ghetto needle exchange are never informed on the most up to date info. I watched a shit bag uncle die of HEPC and even though he routinely abused my aunt I did not wish that on him and neither did my aunt. Most are way to whacked to care but one was very interested in getting it cleared up if it could be afforded with no health insurance. I was able to find some assistance the costs bartering my professional skill and got her a spot in a trial. Nothing sexual at all. I just had the right contacts at the time. She was cleared 12 weeks later. I also paid for another test a few weeks later for my own satisfaction that she received the right meds.

Really? I am not poz or gay but these 6 points can be applied to any ailment,.

I've only recently started posting after lurking for a few months. I identify as straight and was turned on to gay forums by a gay friend of mine after being concerned that the STD/HIV information that I was being given was outdated. I had heard the basic "line" from the time I was 15 until I was 27 or so. I just couldn't accept that there had been no progression. He explained that the gay community is very up to date on the most progressive approaches to STD/HIV. After lurking for a while I can agree. While I identify as straight I do have enough self awareness to recognize that I am here and I also prefer BB. I also have a seldom desire for very passable TS's of which I prefer to top and bottom with bareback. Most of those occurrences have been protected even though the TS's were ok with BB. I chose to not use a condom because I was not happy with the answers I received when asking of status. In a lot situations I frequently get responses like "i"m clean" and "I'm healthy" which are very ambiguous to me. I think "clean" generally expresses that the person at least believes they are neg, but "I'm clean and tested neg as of a date is much more trustworthy. To me the response of "I'm healthy" sounds like someone who is poz. UD and relatively healthy. That may not be a concern but It is still a lie though. In my area TS's have been known to run Scams/Setups leading to violent robberies. Being understandable of this I am always aware that someone may be working a scam. SO regardless of how you want to conduct your sex life there is some hesitation when meeting with TS'. When I point out the dodgy nature of their responses to the statues question, most stop talking to me. More concerning is that some of these potential partners, who agree to BB very seldom ask for status even though I have asked theirs. With that in mind I altered my approach a bit if BB sex is being discussed with a potential partner . I always state the truth that I am neg and tested often. I even supplement with OraQuick tests All very true. I also explain i that I am straight, much lower risk than a lot people. and rarely do the TS thing. I've also pointed out that I have a solid understanding of disease transmission and could be ok with a poz person if they were UD and very up front an honest about it. Even with this expressed most people have been very dodgy. I understand that coming out as poz to someone is a big risk socially but lying and infecting someone could have more life altering legal impact. To put it in perspective I took the same approach with someone who only agreed to oral. This person was also dodgy on the status question but eventually owned up to being poz and UD, and that that it was likely for or her to transmit. I'll be honest that while I did have a good grasp of what UD meant I was still not ready to BB with someone who was poz. We did meet for drink and had a great time discussing politics, but nothing sexual. A few month later she asked how I was doing and we met up again. This time we fooled around 2very safely. The one and only TS I did bb with was because she was very up front and answered the status questions very honestly. "I am neg as of (date) but have bb'd with 2 others since the test" She explained that were both married guys and that they all took oraquick tests prior to any actions, She took a test one with each guy and was neg each time. We continued to talk and eventually discussed our reasoning for wanting to bareback. She explained that she did escort sometimes to pay the bills. I am not naive and understand that TS's have limited opportunities. She explained that clients were always protected but that she also desired real and raw sex with people she desired, It ultimately gave her balance. We were/are also both very hung and have issues with condoms from time time. She also agreed to bring an OraQuick test for us both when we met. They turned out ok and we had a great time. Sorry for the length my but dealings and my preference for bareback make me consider prep.

HPV is very contagious and in my assessment not exclusively an STD. It can be hereditary and passed via normal skin to skin contact. I also agree that your body can clear some bacterial STI's but the viral ones are more deceptive. I tested positive for the clap once and my Dr. did not want to immediately give me antibiotics before getting another test to confirm, The second test a few days later confirmed the results and he still did not want to give me AB's. This was very new to me and I was puzzled why he didn't want to give me a proven fix. Luckily enough my Dr, was progressive enough to know that AB's should not be prescribed lightly. He explained that while i tested positive, I did not have any symptoms, and that I two options. Wait for my body to clear it while agreeing to being sexually inactive or if that would a problem he could give be AB's to clear it in 2-3 days. He also explained that AB resistance is serious. Taking them now could help now but could also be a bigger deal in later stages of my life. I agreed to refrain from any activity and get tested a few weeks later. I was neg for the clap. This was when I was i was 19 or 20 ,so roughly 10 years ago, and I had very good health insurance. I asked for a confirmation test and that also came back neg. Viral infections like HPV and HSV are more deceptive and can remain the body forever while never presenting any symptoms or showing up on a test. When they do it's usually in later stages of life when shit is gonna hit the fan regardless. HPV is more tested and researched in regard to women as it has been linked to cervical cancer. Even in regards to female infections Dr's see the tests go from being positive to negative as women get their annual exams. This either means that the body is clearing it or it's just dormant. I work in the health care field and most providers tell people that who have previously tested positive for HPV and then neg that they just need to keep any eye on it. Men in the US are never tested for HPV and I'm told that there is no test. This concerns me as other countries do test men for HPV. While HPV is rarely an issue, I am concerned that it is tested for in other parts of the world. My concern is not with the virus it self but with the clear distinction amongst healthcare internationally, HSV 1/2 is a different ball game and also rarely every included in standard STD tests. As with HPV mostly because it controlled by the body and usually not symptomatic. Some professionals have expressed concerns regarding HSV 1/2 and their accuracy or need. HSV1 or the common cold sore is very common. Chicken pox and shingles which are also very common are also a variant of the herpes virus. Since most people who test positive for HSV2 remain out break free, tests have been questioned. It's been proposed that the more common herpes infections can also show up as tests HSV2. Some scientists have also suggested that chicken pox form of herpes can alter itself to being what tests positive as HSV/HSV2 and that cold sores or genital outbreaks are just latent symptoms.