phouka:
I pretty much get a urinary tract infection every time I start a new sexual relationship. That’s a given, especially figuring that I and my partner have vastly different flora on our skin. That’s no biggie. I just let my partner know that I need a week off and half to take antibiotics. No foul. No blame.
If you urinate after every time he ejaculates, it should keep the UTI’s to a minimum. I get a UTI at the drop of a hat, even after several years of a relationship, but urinating and a careful wash-up afterwords keeps it from happening.
phouka:
I had a primary outbreak of herpes simplex I and II. Let me tell you how much fun that wasn’t. Aside from the painful blisters, it turns out if you get hit with a high viral load, your body basically acts like it’s got the flu for two weeks. Fever, exhaustion, muscle and joint aches, the whole thing. Also, the higher the viral load, the more likely nerve pain as a complication is.
Most people with herpes don’t even know they have it, their symptoms are so mild. A few unlucky souls - those who got hit with a lot of viroid particles at infection or those with wimpy immune systems - are constantly dealing with the infection. I’ve managed to keep mine in check with lysine supplements and proprolis - a bee product that has strong anti-viral, antibiotic and anti-fungal properties. That doesn’t mean I can just go out and have lots of sex though. I have to assume that I am constantly shedding virus, and I will not have sex unless my partner gives informed consent. This pretty much rules out any casual sex, which is just as well.
I had an outbreak of herpes in the 70’s, and just assumed it was simplex II. Last year I was finally tested partly because I’d never had another outbreak and wanted to keep it that way with a suppressant. My doctor tested me for simplex II and I came up negative. So after 30 years of telling lovers that I had Herpes Simplex II, now I don’t.
toofs
March 11, 2011, 3:11pm
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gets call from doctor’s office confirming STD
Crap! I better get that perscription for antibiotics filled before my regular partner comes home from her business trip!
Apropos of nothing, did anybody else read the thread title to the tune of Michael Jackson’s “ABC” or was it just me?
I must say your mind works in interesting ways
