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azdesertlover · 05-16-2009, 03:32 AM

We don't use condoms at all. Good objective studies have shown that they are 80% effective at stopping an STD at best. Some STDs transmission protection is as low as 15%. And some, not at all. All STDs can be transmitted via oral sex. Bottom line is... even if it's a small percentage, you are playing Russian Roulette.

As swingers, abstinence and monogamy aren't much of an answer. For us, we require a recent STD test for all STDs (that's important, because the default is to test for the more popular STDs, not all of them, including HIV).

Our answer to the problem is that we've been working on putting together a small group that have all been tested for STDs, and that they don't play outside of the group, or with anyone else that hasn't also been tested.

05-16-2009, 03:32 AM	#42 (permalink)
azdesertlover Registered Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:azdesertlovers	Re: Does age have any bearing on condom use? We don't use condoms at all. Good objective studies have shown that they are 80% effective at stopping an STD at best. Some STDs transmission protection is as low as 15%. And some, not at all. All STDs can be transmitted via oral sex. Bottom line is... even if it's a small percentage, you are playing Russian Roulette. As swingers, abstinence and monogamy aren't much of an answer. For us, we require a recent STD test for all STDs (that's important, because the default is to test for the more popular STDs, not all of them, including HIV). Our answer to the problem is that we've been working on putting together a small group that have all been tested for STDs, and that they don't play outside of the group, or with anyone else that hasn't also been tested.