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UnholyBear -> RE: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (3/25/2015 5:18:13 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kkaliforniaa
No. If you read my question, it was asking that if a person only had sex with people who have not been exposed to an STD, then will the chances of getting an STD be 0% [excluding bizarre happenstances like getting in a fight with someone at a bar who has HIV, blood is spilled.. ..]. And based on what everyone has said, the answer would be there is a 0% chance of getting an STD if you only have sex with people who do not have an STD [which includes any sort of lice or herpes]. So if that's the case, what's the point in using condoms to protect against something neither person has [yes, they can prevent pregnancy but that is a different subject]
The point of using condoms especially in high risk sex is to reduce that high RISK. Every single act of sex or sexual activity carries some degree of risk regarding STDs though some activities the risk is very minimal and some are considered high to extreme risk. Condoms are not 100% fool proof to prevent any and all STDs, yet if you want to be 100% safe then choose a life with 100% no sexual contact with another person.
Hep B virus is a very hardly virus and can live outside the body under less than ideal environmental conditions for 72 hrs +
HPV virus can lay dormant in a host body for years before it may decide to flare up and the infected person starts exhibiting physical symptoms of HPV. And guess what.....a female who has HPV does not always have lesions that are visible on the exterior of her genitals, most often they are internal lesions.
Do some research and learn about the 20 most common STDs including HIV, learn the entomology of the viruses, learn their life cycle, modes of infection, survivability outside a host etc. As only then will you have a more complete knowledge to make better and safer choices for yourself and any potential sexual partner. Think of it this way: if you aren't making safe choices about your sexual health, how can you expect a sexual partner to trust you?
Just so ya know, my secondary partners both have HPV and I was made aware of this prior to me getting involved 18 months ago. All our sexual activities ALWAYS entails condoms being used and there is no compromise on this from any of us. I had full blood work done 3 months ago as part of my annual physical and at my request, that included checking for STDs. The results came back all negative: I do this to stay constantly aware of my own health status as that is MY personal responsibility and thus my partners are at ease that I am safe.
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