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I've been reading about STDs for hours now. I want to be a responsible, sexually active person so I'm trying to get as much information as possible. Many sources online have confusing information. So I just have a few questions I hope you can answer for me.
1. Does a condom really prevent all STDs? Most sources say it's not 100%. Aside from condom breakage or not pulling out after intercourse, is there any other reason why it wouldn't be 100%?
2. I read that you can get STDs through skin-to-skin contact. Is this true? How about bodyfluid-to-skin contact?
3. What are "treatable" STDs? What are "untreatable" STDs?
4. How does oral sex work? Can you contract an STD from that? Most sources say yes, but this site says no.
*5. Can you catch an STD even if you had a condom on through the pubic area touching? If so, would wearing boxers in addition to a condom during intercourse be safer? Logically it would make sense because there's no skin-to-skin contact.
Thank you for the answers in advance!
1. Does a condom really prevent all STDs? Most sources say it's not 100%. Aside from condom breakage or not pulling out after intercourse, is there any other reason why it wouldn't be 100%?
2. I read that you can get STDs through skin-to-skin contact. Is this true? How about bodyfluid-to-skin contact?
3. What are "treatable" STDs? What are "untreatable" STDs?
4. How does oral sex work? Can you contract an STD from that? Most sources say yes, but this site says no.
*5. Can you catch an STD even if you had a condom on through the pubic area touching? If so, would wearing boxers in addition to a condom during intercourse be safer? Logically it would make sense because there's no skin-to-skin contact.
Thank you for the answers in advance!
hahaha alright, yea it seems a little disrespectful unless there's open communication of course
There is no hard and fast number but unless the person has an outbreak you need not worry. If they have an outbreak they should inform you.
Do not wear boxers for sex because it is just crazy and most women will think there is something wrong with you and you might not even get sex.
Do not wear boxers for sex because it is just crazy and most women will think there is something wrong with you and you might not even get sex.
low like how low? 1% chance? cuz that still seems pretty high to me, for carrying around an uncurable disease that you have to deal with for the rest of your life. I'm sorry but pictures I've seen have me scarred for life.
your overall risk of contracting hpv and hsv are low - if the condom goes on when the clothes come off. no need to wear boxers for sex!!
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HPV, the genital warts strain, is also uncurable.
actually HPV in general is uncurable but repressable by the immune system.
actually HPV in general is uncurable but repressable by the immune system.
1. Why exactly, I don't know.
2. Yes, you can but the chances are lower.
Best bet: abstain from sex altogether.
Or get-tested and have your partners test for them.
Two negative herpes people cannot make herpes out of thin air.
2. Yes, you can but the chances are lower.
Best bet: abstain from sex altogether.
Or get-tested and have your partners test for them.
Two negative herpes people cannot make herpes out of thin air.
Alright, thanks bro.. You're saving lives out there!!
Here's my conclusion:
Use condoms and be smart about them. Wear boxers to reduce the chance of getting genital herpes. Get Hep B vaccine. Don't date psychos.
So 2 more follow up questions for all:
1. How is HPV transmitted? I'm reading that it's highly contagious and transferred immensely through oral-genital sex as well as genital-genital, and that condoms aren't as protective as it is for other STDs... Why is that exactly? What measures can I take?
2. Can you get genital herpes if there is no visible signs of an outbreak? I don't want to use boxer protection all the time... What's my best bet to prevent genital herpes? Skin-to-skin contact seems inevitable...
Here's my conclusion:
Use condoms and be smart about them. Wear boxers to reduce the chance of getting genital herpes. Get Hep B vaccine. Don't date psychos.
So 2 more follow up questions for all:
1. How is HPV transmitted? I'm reading that it's highly contagious and transferred immensely through oral-genital sex as well as genital-genital, and that condoms aren't as protective as it is for other STDs... Why is that exactly? What measures can I take?
2. Can you get genital herpes if there is no visible signs of an outbreak? I don't want to use boxer protection all the time... What's my best bet to prevent genital herpes? Skin-to-skin contact seems inevitable...
1. Yes.
(The risk comes in that the condom could break--, they do break when the person is
not using them correctly. Read up on lubes/waterbased lubricants/lotions that
weaken condoms)
2. Visit the herpes community for this question, it has been discussed ad nauseum.
Gential herpes is treatable. It is NOT curable -once you have it you have it for life,
Same goes for oral herpes; both viruses live dormat in your body
and cannot be eradicated completely from your body. HSV-1 us USALLY oral
herpes. HSV-2 is USALLY gential herpes. You can get HSV-1 on genitals.
3. Im not well versed on HPV, but you will almost certainly get it if you are sexually
active. "Does man kind have a chance?" I never though you could get a form of
cancer from having sex either, be careful out there. So this is why CDC
recommonds being faithful or in a
monogomous relationship; and yeah being smart about sex (that's how you lower
your odds). I didn't know there was a vaccine, yes, def look into it. There's a
vaccine for Hep B, if you want to consider STD vaccines.
Bottom line: if you have to... then wear protection.
(The risk comes in that the condom could break--, they do break when the person is
not using them correctly. Read up on lubes/waterbased lubricants/lotions that
weaken condoms)
2. Visit the herpes community for this question, it has been discussed ad nauseum.
Gential herpes is treatable. It is NOT curable -once you have it you have it for life,
Same goes for oral herpes; both viruses live dormat in your body
and cannot be eradicated completely from your body. HSV-1 us USALLY oral
herpes. HSV-2 is USALLY gential herpes. You can get HSV-1 on genitals.
3. Im not well versed on HPV, but you will almost certainly get it if you are sexually
active. "Does man kind have a chance?" I never though you could get a form of
cancer from having sex either, be careful out there. So this is why CDC
recommonds being faithful or in a
monogomous relationship; and yeah being smart about sex (that's how you lower
your odds). I didn't know there was a vaccine, yes, def look into it. There's a
vaccine for Hep B, if you want to consider STD vaccines.
Bottom line: if you have to... then wear protection.
Thank you for the response. It has been very helpful. I have a few follow up questions if you don't mind answering.
1. So if I practice safe sex (using a condom properly), I should have no worries of getting an STD other than genital herpes or HPV?
2. Is genital herpes uncurable or is it different from herpes? I know of mouth herpes which is a cold sore I think. These are different viruses?
3. What about HPV? I read that the chances of getting HPV even with wearing a condom is 70%. Wow, does mankind have a chance? How is HPV spread if it's not through skin-to-skin contact? And how do I better my odds? I know there's a vaccine for men. Should I look into that?
1. So if I practice safe sex (using a condom properly), I should have no worries of getting an STD other than genital herpes or HPV?
2. Is genital herpes uncurable or is it different from herpes? I know of mouth herpes which is a cold sore I think. These are different viruses?
3. What about HPV? I read that the chances of getting HPV even with wearing a condom is 70%. Wow, does mankind have a chance? How is HPV spread if it's not through skin-to-skin contact? And how do I better my odds? I know there's a vaccine for men. Should I look into that?
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Just want to commend you for education yourself on sex; as well as having great questions.
1. If used consistantly and correctly --meaning you put it on before insertive sex. And that it doesn't rupture or break then it is really effective in preventing MOST STDs. The exception are genital herpes and HPV.
The only other reason I could think, that it would NOT be 100% is if it was tampered with by someone else. That doesn't happen unless you have a pycotic partner.
2. True. herpes and hpv are the ones. As for Bodlyfluid to skin, there's nothing of concern there.
3. Treatable (as in curable): gonorrhea, chlamydia, sphilis, ngu, (other and most
bacterial STDs)
there are treatments for: HIV, Herpes, but there is NO cure. So "uncurable" ones are
HIV, herpes, Hepatities A,B,C (viral ones)
4. Oral sex is low risk for most STD, but not entirely zero risk. Oral bacteral stds are said to be rare, and it hard to get them orally, but there have been few few cases as the doctors on this forum have discussed. If your male and recieve oral sex you can get NGU from normal flora of the mouth, but this is low chance.
5. The answer is NO to the first question. I personally think that wearing boxers in addtion to a condom adds to the effectiveness of protection against genital herpes. I believe your logic is correct only because it reduces skin-skin contact.
Just want to commend you for education yourself on sex; as well as having great questions.
1. If used consistantly and correctly --meaning you put it on before insertive sex. And that it doesn't rupture or break then it is really effective in preventing MOST STDs. The exception are genital herpes and HPV.
The only other reason I could think, that it would NOT be 100% is if it was tampered with by someone else. That doesn't happen unless you have a pycotic partner.
2. True. herpes and hpv are the ones. As for Bodlyfluid to skin, there's nothing of concern there.
3. Treatable (as in curable): gonorrhea, chlamydia, sphilis, ngu, (other and most
bacterial STDs)
there are treatments for: HIV, Herpes, but there is NO cure. So "uncurable" ones are
HIV, herpes, Hepatities A,B,C (viral ones)
4. Oral sex is low risk for most STD, but not entirely zero risk. Oral bacteral stds are said to be rare, and it hard to get them orally, but there have been few few cases as the doctors on this forum have discussed. If your male and recieve oral sex you can get NGU from normal flora of the mouth, but this is low chance.
5. The answer is NO to the first question. I personally think that wearing boxers in addtion to a condom adds to the effectiveness of protection against genital herpes. I believe your logic is correct only because it reduces skin-skin contact.
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