HIV/STD Testing ; SafeSexCity.com recommends that all men who have sex, test once a year for HIV and every 3 - 6 months for STD's such as Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes and Hepatitis A & B. Testing more often is a personal decision that can be made based on the amount of sex, the type you engaged in and the risk of the activities involved (see our Players grid for our spectrum of risk).
Currently, in many parts of the United States we have seen an increase in the amount of men testing positive for syphilis. Often times we forget that staying safe from HIV by wearing a condom may still leave us potentially at risk for other STD's like syphilis.
SafeSexCity.com encourages men to wear condoms for fucking, active or passive. While research has shown that tops are at risk for HIV far less than receiving bottoms. When you add additional co-factors such as the presence of STD'S, open sores, tears, abrasions, etc the risk increases.
SafeSexCity.com discourages the use of sexual lubricants with Nonoxynol-9. Some men (and women) have been shown to have allergic reactions to the chemical agents which can cause soreness, redness and even small open wounds. In many cases you might not even be aware of these potential areas where HIV can now gain easier access into your body
HIV/STD Cofactors
HIV positive men are at risk for many things, some research suggests that continued exposure with alternate strains of HIV may increase the progression of advanced HIV disease. Further research has shown along with the alternate HIV strain you are also open to exposure to the treatment history of that partner, which may alter your future treatment options. A recent California study also found that HIV positive men with Syphilis are likely to have up to 10 times more viral load for HIV than when not infected with syphilis.
For both HIV positive and HIV negative men – sucking dick poses a real challenge for safety. SafeSexCity.com suggests you swallow or spit cum out as soon as possible, or better yet – negotiate that your partner not cum in your mouth.
Some STD's do not show symptoms or may have painless sores (syphilis) which are difficult to see in the throat, ass or dick – making exposure harder to prevent. Recent studies now suggest that getting an STD may also increase your chances of also being exposed to HIV through the same behavior.
In simple biology; the connection is like this;
HIV is attracted to white blood cells; your body produces these cells in response to fighting off an infection (ever notice the sticky puss at an infection site). So as you are exposed to the STD, along with it may also be white blood cells with high concentrations of HIV. Conversely, some STD's can cause soreness, open sores and abrasions which would make an easier way for HIV to gain access into your body
