BBFS is not worth the risk from my point of view. I would probably tend to avoid a provider who does BBFS or does men from an ethnic group who is high risk for hiv. Originally Posted by landonAre you talking about providers who accept appointments from Sub Saharan Africans or what? Which ethnic groups do we have to refuse? Very few nations outside of sub Saharan Africa have an infection rate above 1%. And the infection rate is higher in the uneducated classes who generally can't afford a trip to the U.S. anyway. If you use a condom and are careful not to touch fluid and then touch yourself without washing, it's very hard to transmit HIV. I have never rejected a person because of their ethnicity and frankly I think that would be a bit of a ridiculous way to stay safe. Thailand has a relatively high rate of HIV infection and many hobbyists visit there, so I guess I can't see anyone who has been to Thailand?
As far as race and incidence of HIV goes, there is a certain ethnic group has an astronomically high rate of HIV/AIDS. When the obvious is pointed out, some people get REALLY upset. I would explain this more, and it isn't necessarily for the reason you would think. But I doubt anyone would take me seriously even if I posted links proving this from the New England Journal of Medicine. There is a reason that I don't have HIV despite having done BBFS with lots of very lucky ladies.For chrissakes humpty. That's not what I said AT ALL. I just said HIV infection was lower among educated classes. Obviously nobody is immune. I'm not an epidemiologist but I would say all of sub sahara Africa has a pretty high rate of infection and I wouldn't expect south Africa to be insulated from that.
Why is it OK to point out that blacks have higher rates of sickle cell anemia, or that whites have higher rates of skin cancer, but when race and AIDS are brought up, even medical professionals clam up?
Not so long ago, you could be condemned to death by suggesting the Earth was round, or that the Sun did not revolve around the Earth. Nowadays, condemnation comes in the form of the R-word, which is a career ender if you are white.
Sophia- So you're blaming lack of education on Sub-Saharan Africa's AIDS plight? Then do you care to explain why South Africa, which has the highest literacy rate south of the Sahara, has an adult AIDS rate of 25 percent? Political correctness will be the death of us all, I swear. Originally Posted by Humpty Dumpty