dddave Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 I got home from Thailand on Thursday and noticed a sore spot on my dick that night. By now it has developed into a cratered open sore, I just got back from the Doctor's and it is either Syphillis, which is curable, but more likely Herpes, which stays for life. I won't know for up to a week which it is. Like most others on this forum, I was very aware of HIV risk and always used a condom for screwing, but also like many here, I believed that "BBBJ's" were low risk. For HIV, they are low risk, but for Herpes, they are the primary method of transmittal and what I didn't realize is that Herpes is booming, especially in Thailand. I probably had oral sex with 20 differant girls during my 3 month stay, this includes several visits to 2 of Bangkoks BJ bars, Alley Cat on Soi 12 and Lolita's in the beergarden area next to Soi Cowboy. The bars are probably the most likely source but I have no way to really know. I feel pretty stupid and angry with myself for not being better informed. I won't preach beyond this and I'm sorry most won't this post as few want to spend time on the health forum. Please just think about if you want to be where I am now, and do some reading about the real risks of BBBJ's David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Guy Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Thanks for posting. I many times need a reality check on things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Damn! Ring in anybody, if you modify your playtime because of this. How many will, I wonder? Triple D: I hope you got syphilis (not often you can say that and have it be a GOOD thing!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 it's not breaking news or anything, but rather well established fact that STD's can also be transmitted during oral sex & even during covered vaginal sex. the odds are the only thing that is a bit blurry, but perhaps you can throw in guestimate at hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabio Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 I hope it is not herpes, and if it is, I hope it is HSV-1 not HSV-2. Neither is fun really, but HSV-1 is milder than HSV-2, mostly attacks the mouth area but sometimes the genital area, and the virus is present in the majority of the US adult population. 20% of the adult population in the US has HSV-2, not to mention the provider population. Thank you for sharing the experience. Obviously people who do are a minority, given the above statistics. Please keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith doug Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 to be honest i never new that it could be got from oral sex,,,,,are u sure condom didnt break or anything .it seemd unusual to get herpes from a bj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 just go and search all the different VD websites in the net - they all say that you can easily catch something from unprotected oral sex (meaning BBBJ)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Thanks, Dave - there have been a few hardliners here on the board who have tried to argue that the odds of contracting something via oral are minute, but I have never agreed with them. Any sexual contact between two human beings must carry some level of risk, IMO. Add the latest virus into the equation, and a kiss could literally be the end of you. Alarmism ? Perhaps, but I think it bears thinking about. Look after yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Always...wrap that rascal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummigut Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Not that I have many these days, but I always make a point to go to the bathroom (pee, number 1, etc...) and wash after being involved with a girl who I don't know (and usually with the ones I do know too I think I'm like every guy who enjoys a BJ, but I don't think I would ever patronize a BJ bar just because of this fact that I can't wash as well as I would like (a shower). I can't believe you guys think that the risk is small with oral sex. How many times have you guys had a sore throat just from kissing? Imagine what happens when she goes down on you and the saliva is allowed to sit there, in a moist area, where who knows what can incubate. ewwww <<burp>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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