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disease transmission, coinfections and sexual habits
Just a quick ponder... I just got back from the Dr., with the 3rd UTI in 6 weeks.......I have never had this before. He questioned me about sexual positions, frequency, and hygiene... of course I said DOC, look at me, sex is not an option...
but it did get me thinking... I know in HIV, women are more susceptible to disease transmission because the virus is "deposited" with bodily fluids, and contact is longer...
Is there a higher rate of HCV transmission to women than to men?
Does douching help? Positions? I know we are looking at a 2-3% transmission rate, but thats 2 or 3 people out of every hundred...
Inquiring minds want to know...
but it did get me thinking... I know in HIV, women are more susceptible to disease transmission because the virus is "deposited" with bodily fluids, and contact is longer...
Is there a higher rate of HCV transmission to women than to men?
Does douching help? Positions? I know we are looking at a 2-3% transmission rate, but thats 2 or 3 people out of every hundred...
Inquiring minds want to know...
This thread was completely tongue in cheek (no pun intended)...trying to lighten it up around here .....sssooo did it work?
Ya'll have my brain more screwed up than normal. I can't connect the dots with mice, car washes, piercings, age, tools (I think I did get that one), labido - must be a spanish dance routine I guess. I'm shootin pool with a rope here so I guess I am unaffected. Dale
Well, this is a very lively discussion but alas, I cannot add one scintilla of pertinent information. But I sure have learned a lot from all of you. Thanks so much for your contributions. I don't know how I've gotten along without, at least, a cursory understanding of the smegma/mice study. Mike
let's see if i got this 'straight' :sex with mice is good for hepC patients(i think gerbils are specific for another virus)....avoid very old mice(circa 1940's) smeared with oily,waxy substances and multiple piercings-exactly the advice my dear old dad related to me when i was off to clubmed....Carwashes are great for good clean fun! but only when sanctioned by church & state & only for procreation purposes;in other words,wipe that grin off yur face...a beamingboy
hey scruff, was there a study on that?
I know some are into doing it with gerbils, but mice? maybe because the former have no smegma smeared?
I know some are into doing it with gerbils, but mice? maybe because the former have no smegma smeared?
says......kegel exercises strengthen and tone the muscles that are involved in ejaculation, and so men who Kegel can, if they do some additional work with themselves, gain greater control over the timing of their ejaculations.
Do you mean like thinking of football during it? Or counting to ten.... Help me here tater i never Kegal before, Thats nothing like yodelling is it?
Do you mean like thinking of football during it? Or counting to ten.... Help me here tater i never Kegal before, Thats nothing like yodelling is it?
OK, bounce up and down, I get it.........
can man... bubble baths were on the list... to soap or not to soap, that is the question...
can man... bubble baths were on the list... to soap or not to soap, that is the question...
you have a libido??? are you on TX?? how far along?? I had one once I think, but I think brian fog that Bas+ard stole it....
Of course I don't have a libido on tx, I was reimising about what used to be....Yeah, that darn Brian Fog stole mine too!
You know chev, you are probably right... I mean how many times do we do it when we really don't feel like it, and then wow, that was fun, why don't we do it more often??? I will try and force myself before I suffer magental atrophy..
rocker, Dr. said soaps and bubble baths are bad? Any natural organic cleansers that are as effective as soap, but that would increase susceptibility... I guess vinegar is pretty natural..
rocker, Dr. said soaps and bubble baths are bad? Any natural organic cleansers that are as effective as soap, but that would increase susceptibility... I guess vinegar is pretty natural..
Hey, good sex induces more good sex! You gotta keep that part of your brain tuned in!;o)
It didn't say anything about soap, but that could cause more of a problem.
Cuteus, a car wash, oh the pain just thinking about walking through them twirling brushes. Of course the blower at the end might........ Na them brushes scare me
Cuteus, a car wash, oh the pain just thinking about walking through them twirling brushes. Of course the blower at the end might........ Na them brushes scare me
OK, I think all the worlds problems revolve around one thing: smegma. I am not gonna tell you what it is, look it up, but I think it has laid me low... and I'm too damm tired to get up......thank god we can just lay...
CARWASH!!!!!!!
I cant get past that one,.............I have a very vivid imagination!!! LOL
I cant get past that one,.............I have a very vivid imagination!!! LOL
Finally going to sleep tonight
but saw this topic.
I started tx in march, had multiple uti
kidney stones were found which has an affect
on urine & bacteria, took two times to 'zap'
them...yes it does hurt but not that bad
and now I get to suffer with this hep c sx
& kidney infections and a two day pee in jugs!
so embarrassing, but water helps....
baths I was told can have germs in the tub...
that can find their germy way where they are not suppose
to be.
I don't know if this helps, but I had no symptons of kidney
stones, just multiple uti
but saw this topic.
I started tx in march, had multiple uti
kidney stones were found which has an affect
on urine & bacteria, took two times to 'zap'
them...yes it does hurt but not that bad
and now I get to suffer with this hep c sx
& kidney infections and a two day pee in jugs!
so embarrassing, but water helps....
baths I was told can have germs in the tub...
that can find their germy way where they are not suppose
to be.
I don't know if this helps, but I had no symptons of kidney
stones, just multiple uti
how do they test for stones?
CDM: no brushes, just friendly bands softly ondulating...
k, too much imagery!
CDM: no brushes, just friendly bands softly ondulating...
k, too much imagery!
Well we drink so much water on TX, we should just make it a habbit to kegel everytime our hands touch water!
**Why should men do kegel exercises regularly?
kegel exercises increase the bloodflow to the genital area, and so support sexual arousal mechanisms.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the muscles that are involved in ejaculation, and so men who Kegel can, if they do some additional work with themselves, gain greater control over the timing of their ejaculations.
kegel exercises prevent incontinence and other problems that are often associated with aging.
**Why should women do kegel exercises regularly?
kegel exercises increase the bloodflow to the genital area, and so support sexual arousal mechanisms.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the muscles of the vaginal canal, and so women who Kegel can, if vaginal stimulation is their choice, and if they do some additional work on themselves, improve their capacity to orgasm by means of vaginal play, in terms of both the intensity and the frequency of their orgasming.
kegel exercises are essential to the treatment of sexual difficulties such as vaginismus and dyspareunia (pain on vaginal intercourse).
kegel exercises prevent incontinence, prolapses, and many other problems of the pelvic floor that are often associated with aging.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the musculature of the pelvic area in a way that can make vaginal delivery during childbirth easier.
**How do I find my PC muscles?
go to the bathroom and sit on the toilet (men, it is also a good idea to sit for this).
in the middle of your stream of urine, stop and start the stream several times. The muscles you use to do this are your PC muscles. At first, you may find that you are also squeezing your anal muscles; as you become experienced with kegel exercises, try to separate out the muscle groups that you are able to exercise by squeezing.
**How do I do regular kegel exercises?
now that you have located your PC muscles, you can exercise them while your bladder is completely empty.
first, try squeezing your PC muscles as hard as you can for a count of three seconds. Then let them relax. To begin with, see how many times you can do this before the muscles feel tired.
now figure out a suitable exercise routine just as you would if you were trying to tone and strengthen a different muscle group by going to the gym every other day. For example, suppose you start by being able to do only five strong squeezes; try doing three sets of five once or twice a day for a week, and then try increasing this to three sets of eight strong squeezes.
if you work up to three sets of thirty or more strong squeezes, you are probably healthy enough for most purposes, and need only to maintain this level of fitness by doing these three sets four times a week (instead of once or twice a day).
it is also recommend that you experiment by varying the type and timing of the PC squeezing you do as you train these muscles: slow clenches, many quick flutters, and so on. This will make you more familiar with these muscles
**Why should men do kegel exercises regularly?
kegel exercises increase the bloodflow to the genital area, and so support sexual arousal mechanisms.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the muscles that are involved in ejaculation, and so men who Kegel can, if they do some additional work with themselves, gain greater control over the timing of their ejaculations.
kegel exercises prevent incontinence and other problems that are often associated with aging.
**Why should women do kegel exercises regularly?
kegel exercises increase the bloodflow to the genital area, and so support sexual arousal mechanisms.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the muscles of the vaginal canal, and so women who Kegel can, if vaginal stimulation is their choice, and if they do some additional work on themselves, improve their capacity to orgasm by means of vaginal play, in terms of both the intensity and the frequency of their orgasming.
kegel exercises are essential to the treatment of sexual difficulties such as vaginismus and dyspareunia (pain on vaginal intercourse).
kegel exercises prevent incontinence, prolapses, and many other problems of the pelvic floor that are often associated with aging.
kegel exercises strengthen and tone the musculature of the pelvic area in a way that can make vaginal delivery during childbirth easier.
**How do I find my PC muscles?
go to the bathroom and sit on the toilet (men, it is also a good idea to sit for this).
in the middle of your stream of urine, stop and start the stream several times. The muscles you use to do this are your PC muscles. At first, you may find that you are also squeezing your anal muscles; as you become experienced with kegel exercises, try to separate out the muscle groups that you are able to exercise by squeezing.
**How do I do regular kegel exercises?
now that you have located your PC muscles, you can exercise them while your bladder is completely empty.
first, try squeezing your PC muscles as hard as you can for a count of three seconds. Then let them relax. To begin with, see how many times you can do this before the muscles feel tired.
now figure out a suitable exercise routine just as you would if you were trying to tone and strengthen a different muscle group by going to the gym every other day. For example, suppose you start by being able to do only five strong squeezes; try doing three sets of five once or twice a day for a week, and then try increasing this to three sets of eight strong squeezes.
if you work up to three sets of thirty or more strong squeezes, you are probably healthy enough for most purposes, and need only to maintain this level of fitness by doing these three sets four times a week (instead of once or twice a day).
it is also recommend that you experiment by varying the type and timing of the PC squeezing you do as you train these muscles: slow clenches, many quick flutters, and so on. This will make you more familiar with these muscles
chev said.........Come on you can do it, fish. It is medicinal - you'll benefit.....................
Maybe can do can do it fish, But medical or not im not going through no car wash. Why should only one benefit? 'GEEZ'
Maybe can do can do it fish, But medical or not im not going through no car wash. Why should only one benefit? 'GEEZ'
yeah... but picture the can man, I know he has at least one chest ring, and a down under ring... getting caught in the long, ratty undulating... AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH,,, did you hear that???
can do kegel man, its a good handle...
fishdoc no do excercise. fishdoc sick. fishdoc likes laying around like a dead fish....
fishdoc no do excercise. fishdoc sick. fishdoc likes laying around like a dead fish....
They found the stones when I have the
'liver scan?
not the liver biopsy,
but first it was like this.
no symptoms of hep c
no symptons of kidney stones
1. donated blood
2. found hep c
3. liver scan?
4. liver scan shows kidney stones
5. reviewed history of uti--I got many--but did all the things I was suppose to do to NOT get uit
6. it was determined that the stones were assisting in uit due to some process of urine not 'all' coming out..
went through lots of hurt pain with that stuff.
7. stones don't hurt didn't know there were there, till found
8. but when found so big...did a lyprocospocsy...no idea how to say or spell, but its not like a lazer tx its like they zap them with sound waves, your kidney gets bruised , no big deal but it was to me..
9. then pee thru a strainer & save...
10 then back to exray...whoops...still there...
11. Zap again...pee through strainer
12. now follow up with a full two day collection of stinky stuff..
oh yes, let me tell you, I'm having some fun this year!!
'liver scan?
not the liver biopsy,
but first it was like this.
no symptoms of hep c
no symptons of kidney stones
1. donated blood
2. found hep c
3. liver scan?
4. liver scan shows kidney stones
5. reviewed history of uti--I got many--but did all the things I was suppose to do to NOT get uit
6. it was determined that the stones were assisting in uit due to some process of urine not 'all' coming out..
went through lots of hurt pain with that stuff.
7. stones don't hurt didn't know there were there, till found
8. but when found so big...did a lyprocospocsy...no idea how to say or spell, but its not like a lazer tx its like they zap them with sound waves, your kidney gets bruised , no big deal but it was to me..
9. then pee thru a strainer & save...
10 then back to exray...whoops...still there...
11. Zap again...pee through strainer
12. now follow up with a full two day collection of stinky stuff..
oh yes, let me tell you, I'm having some fun this year!!
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