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Originally Posted by lott  I can't agree with this because even though the condom might not protect parts that aren't covered with it, it still protects the urethra hole on a man and that will be the most painful part if a blister goes there. Also it is a skin disease along with hpv and making sure your skin is well hydrated will help prevent tearing which prevents these diseases from getting into your system but that is another story.
I just know I don't want a blister on my dick head or the shaft of my dick because that would be PAIN and condoms do protect that part. |
I understand your rational, unfortunately, it isn't true with contact transferred sti's. The fact is, if you touch an area on the woman that is shedding the virus, and then subsequently touch your penis with the same hand, you just transferred the virus. By the same token, if a guy has the virus on his hand and then uses that hand to roll on a condom, the virus is more than likely now coating the outside of the condom.
Please be clear, I am not out to convince anyone to use or not use condoms. That is a personal choice made for any number of reasons. After spending as much time as I have getting to the bottom of what condoms will and won't do, and in the process becoming alarmed at how much bad information is out there, mostly generated by folks with an agenda, who benefit by alarming the public as much as possible. When I see stuff said that isn't supported by the facts, I tend to point it out. That being said, even though we prefer to not use condoms, if a potential playmate requests that we use them, we do so without comment, we respect their choice and why they make that choice makes no difference to us.
freshcream, I understand your point now, and yes, I too would be pissed if I found out someone had something I could catch and didn't tell me. And it wouldn't make any difference to me if I had used a condom with them or not, because I do know so well what the limitations of condoms are as a form of protection.