All,Ok, serious answer to this question:
When I think about the sheer number of reviews, providers, and clients that partake in this hobby, I always wonder about the dark side of the hobby, STDs....
I wonder what is the STD transmission rate in the hobby? Of course nobody can answer without outing themselves, but does anybody have guess? Originally Posted by Bigdawg300
"A study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes observed sero-discordant heterosexual couples and showed that only three out of 171 who consistently and correctly used condoms became HIV infected; eight out of 55 who used condoms inconsistently became HIV infected; and eight out of 79 who never used condoms became HIV infected."
So, ASSUMING ONE OF THE PARTNERS HAS AN STD ALREADY:
BBFS has a ~10% (8 out of 80) chance of transmission of the disease from one party to another.
Using condoms inconsistently/improperly has a ~15% transmission rate.
Using condoms properly has a ~1.7% chance.
This study seems to indicate that your chances of catching something, if there to be caught, are 90% less when properly using a condom, but when incorrectly using a condom, you are actually MORE likely to catch something.
Some researchers posit that the most common spermicidal lubricant, Nonoxyl-9, while effective against sperm, creates a better transmission environment for disease.
Keep in mind though, that according to the CDC: "Condoms can be expected to provide different levels of risk reduction for different STDs. There is no definitive study about condom effectiveness for all STDs. Definitive data are lacking on the degree of risk reduction that latex condoms provide for some STDs; for others, the evidence is considered inconclusive."
The thing to remember about condoms is that they are a physical barrier. Their primary use is to prevent pregnancy: when used properly, they convey a 98% rate of effectiveness.
They are useful against STDs because they are not very porous, and have been shown to prevent the passage of even the smallest of viral STDs.
HOWEVER, they have limitations.
1) if it ain't covered by the condom, the condom ain't preventing shit: some STDs (e.g. HPV) are transmitted by skin to skin contact. If it's on your thigh (hand, lips, whatever), and it touches her, she might get whatever you've got.
2) When used badly, the efficiency rate for it's designed use drops to 86%: if it ain't stopping sperm, it ain't stopping STDS (also, Nonoxyl 9 reduces pregnancy likelihood, but has been linked to increases in STD transmission likelihood supposedly, sooooooo.....)
Of course, the above numbers are for if you ABSOLUTELY KNOW one of the two participants definitely already is a carrier.
A study done in 1993 showed that the propensity for a sex worker to test positive for HIV was directly linked to condom use, geographical location, economic background, and needle-based drug usage. An average figure would be about 5%.
Not so bad, right?
50% tested positive for syphillis or HEP B.
Basically 100% had the other heps, herps, chlamydia and gonnorhea.
Mind you, this was 1993.
Things have supposedly gotten better:
An article written in 2012 indicated that 28% of porn stars have either chlamydia or gonnorhea, whereas nevada prostitute...well, here's the quote:
"The STD rate among porn actors is significantly higher than among legal prostitutes in Nevada, said the report, because Nevada law requires that prostitutes wear condoms and be tested weekly for disease.
Since those rules for Nevada brothels went into effect in 1988, the report said, there have been no cases of HIV infection and a negligible rate of STDs, the Los Angeles Times reports."
Just keep in mind that you aren't playing in nevada brothels or the porn industry: there are NO mandate weekly tests out here.
My guess? there's probably a minimum 50% chance that your provider has SOME kind of STD. MINIMUM, mind.
If she has it, and you are having BBFS, then you have a 10% chance of getting it.
Greek? something like 50%.
Oral? Depends. Open cuts and or sores means increased risk, of course, but transmission is actually much lower here to begin with. Keep in mind though, if you brush your teeth and your gums bleed, YOU HAVE OPEN WOUNDS.
Funny thing? One study indicated that providers did not tend to get infected by clients, but rather by their SO's, who they were not using protection with, or through shared-needle drug use.....
Originally Posted by boardman
...ijs
I bout spit out my espresso shot laughing so hard. Do you really have to be such a killjoy. Can we have at least one moment of happy denial without you giving us a dose of reality. Lol
