Is barebacking GOOD for your health?

[HungLatinDom]

I was looking for a study that I saw once, that compared HIV+ guys that barebacked vs. those that abstained from sex or had sex using condoms. IIRC, barebackers had better overall health and a higher life expectancy. I cannot find that one, but my librarian slave (yes, I have a slave who is a librarian at an university, tenured faculty) found thios one, that is a bit more specific and answers another, but related question:

http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1000185

It turns that undetectable poz guys who bareback with other poz guys (not undetectable) have an enhanced immune response to HIV exposition, when their cells are exposed in vitro. So, in guys whose internal virus reservory is kept at bay, the exposition to external sources keeps their immune systems healthy and well trained, that probably helps in the long term. The mechanism of this is not known yet, but can work in a general way like vaccines, maybe.

Something else catch my attention here:

"Unprotected sexual intercourse between individuals who are both infected with HIV-1 can lead to exposure to their partner's virus, and potentially to super-infection. However, the immunological consequences of continued exposure to HIV-1 by individuals already infected, has to our knowledge never been reported. "

So, there is theoretical risk of super infection, but there has never been reported, and when they decided to examine the issue, they came up with this result: Barebackers have improved immune response to HIV.

If I'd be a billionaire I'd fund a load of these studies.

[OKJOE]

I've always heard sex is good for the immune system and overall health. I wonder if they will repeat the study with a larger population? 49 people is a bit low in my opinion to achieve saturation, but maybe they could only find 49 willing to be participants. Still it sounds like a study worth reading.

[jimmy01420]

My guess is that al studies would show that bareback sex is excelent for the mind and sexual satisfaction

[dickluva]

i always thought getting fucked & taking cum helped my mood= makes me happier, it's easier to laugh & accept all the challenges has to offer. xox