I hope that the link to the SF Clinic chart works. It contains some very interesting and scary information. Have fun, but be safe http://www.sfcityclinic.org/stdbasics/stdchart.asp

Everyone's gotta die from something. Might as well make it something fun.

as "safe sex"?

He thinks of girls he could have sex with if he had more game....

Most of know all this shit, or should know it. And it's not all that scary. Other than HIV (or perhaps Hep)--which can be prevented w/ use of a condom--those other diseases can be cured or controlled. Get screened regularly, and you run a very low risk of acquiring anything that will shorten or reduce the quality of your life. If you are married, obviously you may have different considerations. Although many married men hobby for years and don't seem to have any problems.  

Gee, you certainly take this all so lightly. You are wrong in that "most of us knows all this shit" because I'd say most DON'T and if they do, like you, they don't seem to care but what about all the people that are with the one person that contracts an STD?!  I hear stories of providers allowing BB service and all I can say is shame on them for being so careless.   RESPECT yourself and others more than this!  

Thank you for the chart.  How come crabs are not discussed in the STD threads?  Were they wiped out by a grant from the Gates Foundation? They were the bane of my adolescence back in the Last Century. If you bring them home, you WILL be sleeping in the doghouse.

Maybe because lots of chicks are shaved/waxed?

the first time I caught them was from sleeping on a crash couch in a group house.  Seriously.  Do providers change sheets every time?  

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Crabs aren't a virus or a bacteria, they are lice.  They aren't treated with medication.  They are the same as head lice that kids pick up, just in a different location.

Keep in mind that herpes, while it's true it's forever, can be treated with Valtrex, which minimizes the outbreak.  Still not a good thing at all and to be avoided at all costs.  The problem is that herpes can be transmitted even when there's no obvious outbreak present.

but if that's the case, I don't like the definition of disease.

they infect all your body hair, bedding, and clothing.  The fix is to shampoo your hair repeatedly with special Rx and "comb the nits" with a tiny useless comb that comes with the kit, and launder everything in your home including the cat.  I figure that's bad enough to lump into STD concerns.  Only two precautions that I can think of are (1) bring your own sheets on dates and (2) climb inside a large trash bag and poke your johnson out a small hole.  
Guess my big question is whether folk in this forum have encountered crabs frequently, and if so, what part(s) of the country?

I agree, vern.  After all, what is bacteria if not a tiny living organism?  Crabs are just bigger.  Actually a lot bigger.  But I guess it's a biological issue.
Also, when you said parasite it made me think of The Dungbeetle.  I'd say he's this board's version of the crabs: not fatal, but highly unpleasant and annoying.  He "impairs the normal functioning" of things.  So does his butt-buddy, FID.  Let's hope that 'Tard has taken a hiatus after having been exposed as someone who likes guys to lick his sack.

This story has been posted here before. (probably by mrfisher)


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I should have done a search.  Great answer.

and HPV can cause cervical cancer. that's a death sentence.

This is why it's best to get to know people and always protect yourself two consenting people should know this.  Protection isn't going to stop the spread of disease but it can significantly reduce it.  One again everything that glitters ain't gold.  Hobbyist tend to be the safest, because they enjoy the sport of meeting new women who are consenting, but like in any sport, if you don't protect yourself, you will get hurt! Duh

Yes is this as safe sex? Lol 👆

Woooooooow haha thanks!

Lets talk about that! Everyone that has herpes raise your hand and step out of the line please! Or at least wear a tag! People get herpes from just touching skin! I'm not here to judge ijs.

True, but virtually all of us have been exposed to HPV.  Only a tiny percentage will get cervical cancer. And once you've been exposed there's nothing you can do.  Only those who've been vaccinated before their first sexual experience can't get it.  And the vaccine has only been around a few years.  So everyone in this community already has been exposed.  Cross your fingers.

I see what you mean but it's all in the escort you choose.  Supply & Demand + Hobbyist support groups (lol) help and hinder your chance of contracting a disease.  Competition makes the business risky and so does inflation.  But at least the provider who charges you the price you hate paying is the provider that is smart enough to keep her and you safe and stay clean. You folks know the rules, now lets act like it. C'mon

You are either a hypocrite or someone with an agenda (more likely the latter). If you live in fear of STD's, you don't belong here. You should find someone you KNOW isn't fucking anyone else or stick to jacking it in your basement.