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10 hours ago, joncaparas said:

Long time lurker in this thread, among others.

Just some few info because sa bisyo na ganito, both GMs and Theras need to be aware.

-Different STDs, different tests. Walang one test fits all. Routine CBC aka blood test does NOT detect STDs. Kelangan ng specialized tests for them. Gono and Chlamydia can be detected via urinalysis. Pap smears does not detect STDs.

K, Let's count them down.

 

-HIV aka Hayop Itong Virus, joke - Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Can be transmitted via anal, vaginal and oral sex. Anal sex being highest chance, Oral sex being almost negligible chance. Receptive has more chances of "winning" than insertive. Meaning kung ikaw ang tinutusok, mas mataas chance mo mahawa kesa sa tumutusok. Technically, besides blood transfusion and child birth from HIV+ mom, one has low chance of getting HIV. Then again, it's a gamble. Pwede ka magkaron nito sa 1st ever encounter mo, pwede din 10 years ka na nakikipag sex, never ka nahawa. If yung latter, tumaya ka na sa Lotto. Anyway...

HIV can be "prevented". Condom usage is basic. Has treatment but no cure.

PrEP (pre exposure prophylaxis). Pre means before. Women needs to take it daily, men, can take daily or do the 2-1-1 dosing schedule. Biology, not sexism sorry. 2-1-1 dosing is 2 pills atleast 2 hrs before sex, 1 pill the next day, 1 pill the following day. Take it within same time. Available sa Loveyourself. You CANNOT take this if HIV+ ka na. You need ART. See last item.

PEP (Post exposure prophylaxis). Post means after. Emergency pill, use incase condom breaks, accidental "live" (sure, accidental lol). THIS IS NOT MEANT as a treatment. This is a last resort incase of "accidents". You take a set of pills (usually 2 pills/day) for the next 30 days. You test before taking, and after taking and 30 days after last day of PEP. This is hard on your body. Some people, walang side-effect. But it's hard on your liver and kidneys.  It's safe, then again, it's not meant na gamitin paulit ulit. Available sa Loveyourself. You CANNOT take this if HIV+ ka na. You need:

ART - Antiretroviral therapy. If HIV+ ka na, this is it pancit. You take this daily so your HIV becomes undetectable. Positive ka pa din, pero studies show na U = U, meaning undetectable = untransmittable. This is your life now - daily pills, and it's great because you get to die of old age instead of HIV evolving into AIDS. This is NOT a cure, again, positive ka pa din. It just significantly lowers the amount of virus in your system, to the point na parang wala na. I think wala to sa Loveyourself pero if I recall correctly, should be free via DOH. 

Thank you Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray for the campaign. And sa ibang gay friends ko na nagkwento nito.

 

-Syphilis

Can be transmitted via anal, vaginal and oral sex. Can rarely be transmitted via kissing if may open sores kayo.

Has 4 stages.

Stage 1 - may sores na not painful sa area kung san siya na transmit. This sore usually goes away without issues for around 2 weeks.

Stage 2 - secondary (duh) stage. Random rashes, flu-like symptoms for a short time.

Stage 3 - Latent stage, kumbaga nag-chichill lang si virus sa katawan niyo for the next 10-30 years. Nagawa na siya ng civilization sa katawan mo. Sana all pwede mag VL ng 10yrs pataas. Joke lang.

Stage 4 - Tertiary stage. Di lahat nadaan dito pero eto na yung stage na mag start na siya manira ng organs mo. Kumbaga, ikaw si Pilipinas, si Syphillis si China.

Good thing - can be cured by anti-biotics. Medyo heavy sa kidney pero atleast you get to live. Get tested regularly para madetect early. Will not undo any damage done sa katawan. 

 

-HPV

Can be transmitted via anal, vaginal and oral sex. Can also be transmitted via skin-to-skin contact. 

Gumagaling 8 out of 10 times. Super common. 

May vaccine. Recommended age up to 26yo. 26 to 45 - need to get doctor's opinion.

 

-HSV aka Herpes

Can be transmitted via anal, vaginal and oral sex. Can also be transmitted via skin-to-skin contact. 

Recurring. Nawawala (pero infected ka pa din) then bumabalik yung sores and blisters. Medicines can shorten yung pagsilip ng blisters.

No cure.

 

-Gono and Chlamydia

Can be transmitted via anal, vaginal and oral sex. Can be treated with a course of anti biotics. 

 

-Hepatitis

5 letters to (why oh why) so maging bata ulet tayo. Technically B and C lang pakelam natin pero k, lahatin natin.

A - has vaccine. Commonly spread via food/water. Resolves on it's own. Thank you kayo sa immune system.

B - no cure, has vaccine. So if responsible si parents niyo nung bata kayo, chances are vaccinated kayo, otherwise get vaccinated. Spread via bodily fluids aka blood, semen and vaginal secretion. Chronic hep-b requires anti-viral meds. Mahal, magastos.

C - No vaccine, but can be cured by anti-viral meds. Spread via bodily fluids aka blood, semen and vaginal secretion.

D - Spread via blood na may virus. Last I checked, may cure pero malala ata side effect.

E - Yes, last na. Commonly spread via food/water. Usually resolves on it's own. Thank you.

 

Last notes to GMs and Theras alike. 

Let's get tested regularly para masaya ang bisyo and work natin. Alisin na din natin ang stigma ng STDs. As you can see sa taas, most can be cured. Yung mga wala, has treatment options. 

Don't self-medicate. Incorrect taking ng anti-biotics can build up super bugs. Pls don't.

I personally get tested sa Loveyourself. Dun din ako nakuha ng PrEP. 

Let's promote PrEP, PEP and vaccines. Investment tong mga to. Remember, just because may cure, may treatment, may vaccines - does not mean we get to get wild. Use condoms pa din, still the 2nd best thing to prevent STDs after abstinence.

Let's be safe. Let's kill the stigma. Enjoy the work, the hobby.

 

Yun lang, bow.

PS: Walang tl-dr version, kasi ayoko na.

 

Thanks for the comprehensive and informative post! Was just curious, for skin contact does it need to be open wounds or even simple skin contact can also transfer some sickness? 

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On 12/31/2023 at 3:05 PM, darkmaster said:

 

Mga Hotels talaga they ask for your ID lalo na may room reservation ka. Ganun din sa motel pag may room reservation ka they ask for your valid ID. I use my valid IDs kasi wala naman akong sabit kung sino man kasama ko. May mga kilala ako gumagamit ng fake IDs kasi hindi ganun katindi background checking lalo na sa motels.

Thanks for the input! Just wanna hear lg ksi paano niyo i-handle ung those types of situations since I'm sure most of us wants to protect our identities as well hehe

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20 hours ago, vanderboy said:

Already answered quite well by chad5 but just wanted to add here.. everything you do will have risks, so it is good to minimize where you can but I've also seen GM's go the extreme end and end up ostracizing the people that are still active.

You should try to balance where you can. Masturbating is good every now and then but should not be your sole means of sexual release.. you should also learn to be sexually active with other people/ a partner, just learn to do it safely.(safer - use a rubber, get tested, consider partners with low body counts)

Onga eh agree, kaya always need to be careful as well and consider talaga mga risks for ourselves as well as to keep the community safe as well 👌

If ever motels/hotels ask for IDs paano un? Do you use your real ID in those cases? 

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10 hours ago, chad5 said:

Less risky na ito pero palagay ko andun pa din yung risk. I mean, safeguard soap nga 99.9% lang diba? Hehehe...

Yung lining ng ihian yung kinakapitan ng sakit eh. Basta yung walang balat, dun pumapasok yung mikrobyo. yung base ng ari, kahit walang takip may balat naman, so dapat safe na dun. Pero pano kung may sugat? For example, hiwa sa ahit, or pigsa malapit dun... dun papasok ang mikrobyo. Also diba parang ang herpes at syphylis skin to skin hawa na?

Also, pag andun ka na sa moment, how sure are you na you can resist the temptation? If naked na ang girl, tapos eye contact pa... tapos ambango... tapos may konting lambing touch pa... be sure to resist if she offers bbbj... or rimming... or french...

By now some readers might have just thought, "sobra naman ito, parang wala nang pwede, ang OA naman niya!" hehehe ito mismo yung kakalabanin mong pag iisip... wala ka pa sa room niyan ha... 😊.

Onga eh agree, the temptation tlga if andun na mismo sa situation, Thanks Bro for the detailed input appreciate it as a newbie! Hehe

Considering cdbj, how risky is this activity despite being covered already base from your experiences mga GMs.

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5 hours ago, vanderboy said:

If we say chance.. sure.. probably.. there's always that weird astronomical off chance.. but highly unlikely and something I wouldn't worry about.

Enjoy the HJ's and Boob jobs!

Thanks for the input bro!

Curious question, is there a chance that with HJ or Boob s*x can transmit STIs or STDs even when ung thera didn't hold her vag or her bodily fluids prior and has clean hands naman and the boobs are clean as well? Lube is using ordinary lube and not saliva or bodily fluids. TIA!