Safety first

I am in my mid 30's and recently decided to go for the full physcial. As lady luck would have it, everything checked out great. I am in perfect health for my age. I don't know how that happened because trust me, it isn't for lack of trying....

I also had my Dr. test me for every STD that there are tests for. Again, clean....(knock on wood). This was a big concern for me as it had been a couple of years since I had been tested and lets face it, diseases are a percentage game. The more sex you have, the better the chance you are going to catch something.

To reduce the odds, always be safe.

This was originally posted on Aug 18

This is something everyone out dating should be aware of. I don't have a medical background but I did date an OB/GYN for a while and she educated me about most of this stuff. If you are in doubt, look it up on the internet - all of this information is out there.

The gift that keeps on giving:
Herpes is a scary virus. There are two main types and a lot of people have the misconception that type 1 causes cold sores and type 2 affects the pee pee. This is wrong - either type can affect either area. However, type 1 is more commonly found in cold sores and type 2 is more commonly found on the genitals.

Herpes is spread from skin to skin contact so be careful when going for that kiss. Also, never let that chica go down on your johnson if she has sores on her lips as it can spread from one to the other. It can even be spread even if there are no outbreaks as the virus has to activate to create the lesion so they may not have the sore yet but are contagious.

Herpes can even be passed from sharing towels, shaving razors, utensils or sharing clothes when one person has an outbreak although this isn't common.

Most of the people who have herpes don't ever get a break out and don't even know they have it. It is related to the same virus that causes chicken pox and shingles. All of these viruses lay dormant in your nerve cells until they are activated by sunlight, stress, sickness, etc.

What is really fucked up is that herpes can get in your eyes and is actually one of the leading causes of blindness in the US.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands:

Based on my old OB/GYN chick, this is the second most common STD in the DFW area. It is very common in young people (high school and college) and African Americans. It is a bacteria so it can be treated with antibiotics and likes to hide in warm, moist areas like the cervix and the urethra (piss tube) which causes burning when you pee.

Symptoms can take up to 30 days to appear although commonly do within a couple of days. Some people never get symptoms at all. Good news, although it is common and easily spread, it is treatable.

ABCDHPV:

HPV (human papilloma virus) the most common STD in DFW and the most common in the US. It is especially popular among college kids and it is estimated that up to 40% of college kids have it.

HPV is actually the common name for a collection of viruses and fortunately, most don't have any symptoms or cause any harm to people and sometimes a person's body will fight off the virus and it goes away.

One of the HPV strains is the cause of genital warts. Genital warts of course look gross but don't normally cause any serious health issues.

More of an issue are a handful of strains that are the leading cause of cervical cancer and can also cause cancer of the anus or penis although those types of cancers are more rare. In fact, the reason women get their annual checkup and pap smear is to check for HPV that can cause cervical cancer as 99% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.

Although these strains are dangerous, they cause no symptoms that are visible with the naked eye and men rarely show any symptoms. There is no real test for it other than examining cervical skin cells under a microscope to see if there is cell damage and doing a biopsy on any affected cells to determine the virus strain. For men, there are no tests.

There is no cure although they just introduced a vaccine that works on some of the most common cancer causing strains. If a woman does get HPV and it affects her cervix cells, she needs to get these cells frozen or lasered off and then has to go in for regular checks to see if any other cells have mutated.

For men, it is usually no big deal if you have it and you probably won't even know that you do. However, it can affect the women you are with.

The main problem with this STD is that it is easily spread and although condoms help prevent it, they aren't as effective as they are with preventing other STDs because all it takes is a little skin contact and the virus can spread. So, if your condom slides down a little bit and the base of your pee pee touches her cootchie coo, you can become infected or infect her.

HPV can cause problems immediately or take years to affect the woman's cervix so she may not even know she has it until years later. Chances are that if you are sexually active with more than one partner, you probably have at least one of the common strains of HPV.

Fun stuff huh?

Banging that ASS:
Anal sex can be great fun and more women are into it or are willing to try it than you might think (based on my experience). The #1 rule is to never put anything in the ass and then into the vagina (dick, fingers, toys, etc.) if you care at all about the girl you are with.

Fecal matter contains hella germs that can get her very sick. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is just the least of it. In fact, women are not even supposed to wear thong panties to bed as they may shift when she is sleeping and spread germs.

Bottom line is kitty then ass = lots of fun. Ass than kitty = sick chick.

Also, condoms are more important during anal than regular sex. The ass does not lubricate itself and is not as forgiving when you are banging away at it. This easily leads to tearing which allows viruses and venereal diseases to spread easier. Moral of the story is wrap that rascal when driving the hershey highway.

Finally, when being an anal adventurer, be sure to wash up very well after. This includes hands, genitals, etc. Fecal/Oral contamination is a big cause of food poisoning. Anyone who has had food poisoning and lived to tell about knows you don't want it again.

Symptoms of food poisoning normally take 2 - 3 days to take affect and can take up to 30 days. (Side note, if you get food poisoning from food, look back a day or two for the culprit instead of what you ate that day)

There are lots of other nasty things lurking out there as you all know but these are probably the most common things you will have to avoid when out sarging. Make sure you get a good look at her lips before a kiss close or a BJ and wrap it up when going full monty. And be selective with your partners.

OK, enough serious shit. This ends my public service announcement. I promise all future posts will be much more fun. And now back to our regular programming.....