Would You Ditch Condoms Forever if They Developed a Cure for HIV?

[Quincy_7]

I stick to condoms over prep because I don't like the idea of a daily pill and nowadays I only have sex a couple of times a year anyway. HIV research is something I have a bit of a morbid interest in. There's one company working on a single shot CRISPR cure. They've tested on small animals and primates by infecting the animals with HIV and then tried their therapy and the animals were completely cured. They've now received approval from the FDA to proceed with human trials. Assuming they're successful, we could be looking at an actual cure within 5-10 years.

If HIV is just another STI like chlamidya or syphillis then is there still a reason for gay men to use condoms at that point? I only use condoms because of HIV. I don't really care if I get any other STI because they're all curable (herpes excepted, of course). 

Link for anyone who's interested: https://medicine.temple.edu/news/groundbreaking-research-temple-paves-way-first-trial-crispr-based-hiv-therapy-human-patients

[+ WilliamM]

No, I wouldn't  

They may be all curable, but your sexual partner does not casually deserve such a thoughless action

[xyz48B]

My PCP told me even though I’m on PrEP I should still be using condoms with whoever I’m sexually active because you can still get other diseases. So there’s that.

[thedanNYC]

Nope, I'm not ditching condoms. STDs are largely curable, but I'm not looking to end up casually gobbling antibiotics like they're candy. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

I'm not a fan of feces on my penis, so condoms help prevent that when I top

[+ José Soplanucas]

What is a condom?

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

51 minutes ago, latbear4blk said:

What is a condom?

Hot!🔥

[xyz48B]

10 hours ago, Vegas_nw1982 said:

I'm not a fan of feces on my penis, so condoms help prevent that when I top

I’m fanatical about cleaning out and eating psyllium husk before I know I’m going to bottom for this very reason. Even with a condom, having feces in the mix is just not fun – not for me and I can’t imagine for him…

[Quincy_7]

20 hours ago, xyz48B said:

I’m fanatical about cleaning out and eating psyllium husk before I know I’m going to bottom for this very reason. Even with a condom, having feces in the mix is just not fun – not for me and I can’t imagine for him…

It's always a concern for me when meeting an escort for the first time. I typically won't see an escort again if he has an "accident" during a session, regardless of how hot he is.

[+ BritSD]

No. 

 

[+ Pensant]

2 hours ago, Quincy_7 said:

It's always a concern for me when meeting an escort for the first time. I typically won't see an escort again if he has an "accident" during a session, regardless of how hot he is.

Shit happens.

[Jarrod_Uncut]

I’m skeptical. Part of me feels like there isn’t really a push for a “cure “ because so much revolves around HIV care and therapy. And how do we know that “cure” is not just another “undetectable” situation?

I’d wear condoms for the simple fact some guys just don’t take care. I recall one client had an ENORMOUS amount and size of HPV cancer lumps around his ass. I wouldn’t even fuck him WITH a condom. I used my dildo, and he wasn’t properly cleaned out. I had to quit. 

He did admit that he was going in for cancer treatment for it, but to have 1 more last fuck prior I think should have stuck with oral.

 

[muscmtl]

35 yrs of fuking under my belt, never used a condom. Soooooo..

 

[+ sync]

12 hours ago, Jarrod_Uncut said:

I recall one client had an ENORMOUS amount and size of HPV cancer lumps around his ass. I wouldn’t even fuck him WITH a condom. I used my dildo, and he wasn’t properly cleaned out. I had to quit. 

That would have driven me into a monastery.

[Guest]

On 9/30/2021 at 3:24 AM, Jarrod_Uncut said:

... I recall one client had an ENORMOUS amount and size of HPV cancer lumps around his ass...

 

It can get pretty bad:

https://www.sciencesource.com/Doc/TR1_WATERMARKED/e/e/3/b/SS2777621.jpg?d63644491679

https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/22/29/74/c0222974-400px-wm.jpg

https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/34/108/full/fig/fig1.png

Edited October 2, 2021 by Unicorn