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Originally Posted by meandu2gether  I am blown and maybe just too new since I have yet to have an experience. However him meaning my man will be using condoms...we live in the DC area where I think statistically every third person is infected with the HIV virus. After watching a close friend die from that terrible disease I cannot take any chances. It's just not optional for me. I am shocked people go bareback in this "lifestyle"...as I said I have a whole lot to learn I guess. |
Actually, DC
does have a VERY high rate of HIV infection, but it is much less that 30%
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According to the Post, at least 12,500 district residents have developed AIDS -- one of the highest rates in the country -- and officials estimate that between 3% and 5% of people living in the city are HIV-positive.
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Now, what that means in practical terms is the chance of getting infected by a single unprotected/untested encounter in DC is maybe 1 in 10,000 on average. Now if you are VERY sexually active in DC, say an average of 5 unprotected/untested contacts per week for 20 years, you probably still won't become HIV+-but there is a good chance you would(40% or so if my math is right).
Anyhow, people take risks like smoking and drunken driving all the time. A lot of folks just don't think long term. The risk from a single encounter is small-but it adds up over a lifetime.