Hey, I'm new here, but I've been reading some of these posts, and I've always thought that HIV was transmitted via blood, not necessarily saliva, mucus, etc.
But then I wonder about the reliabilty of tests and the doctors that perform them. For example, seven years ago I had sex with someone I didn't know and he didn't use a condom; I didn't ask, etc., and I ended up with a really nasty discharge. I go to some doctor, and he tells me I have Trichomonosis(sp?), which he says is an STD, and one I haven't seen listed. I hear something later from a different doctor that it's not really an STD, but something else like a yeast infection or whatever. This of course leads me to question the expertise of those we trust with our lives and then wonder what a yeast infection could do. And then I read somewhere that regular ole yeast infections can cause problems (though not serious) for males. So now I wonder what really constitutes a sexually transmitted diesease these days and how different are they (fundamentally, of course) than any other infection or disease. After this life lesson, I hold the opinion that using a condom is like covering your face when you sneeze and/or washing your hands after using the restroom.
Condoms, yes, definitely, except for my partner.
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