Warning to those who hire: Please be careful

[+ José Soplanucas]

Can't remember which is A and B

 

Five (5) shots total

 

Day 1 - two shots

One month later - one shot (can't remember which one)

Five months after that (total of six months later) - one shot (the other one--now done)

One month after that (total of seven months later) - one shot (now completely done)

 

Or to put it another way:

 

May 1 - 2 shots

June 1 - 1 shot

Nov 1 - 1 shot

Dec 1 - 1 shot

 

That's how it worked for me in 2016.

 

I am pretty sure it was only two appointments for me in 2012. I remember in the second app. I got only one shot, I do not remember in the first.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Can't remember which is A and B

 

Five (5) shots total

 

Day 1 - two shots

One month later - one shot (can't remember which one)

Five months after that (total of six months later) - one shot (the other one--now done)

One month after that (total of seven months later) - one shot (now completely done)

 

Or to put it another way:

 

May 1 - 2 shots

June 1 - 1 shot

Nov 1 - 1 shot

Dec 1 - 1 shot

 

That's how it worked for me in 2016.

 

 

Yes, Twinrix is a 4 shot procedure: Anything less and you didn't get properly combination vaccinated.

 

Likely with a 2-shot schedule, it was Hep A that Latbear was inoculated against. The vaccination is called Vaqta.

[+ José Soplanucas]

Yes, Twinrix is a 4 shot procedure: Anything less and you didn't get properly combination vaccinated.

 

Likely with a 2-shot schedule, it was Hep A that Latbear was inoculated against. The vaccination is called Vaqta.

 

You are correct. I think I am remembering. The four shots procedure is probably mandatory in Argentina and got lost in my memory amongst all the vaccinations. We do not have an anti vaccines movement over there and all vaccines are mandatory and mostly delivered through the elementary school system.

[j0ck7]

Hepatitis vaccines are much more fun than avoiding ass to mouth...

 

Vaccines are just for hep A and B. You can still be infected by other type of Hepatitis through ass to mouth.

[j0ck7]

You mean you top bareback?

It depends. If the escort is too hot, and he also agrees to get fucked raw, I will do the honor. I am 100% clean and STD free. Sometimes I will bring my latest test result in case I need to convince him to bottom bareback.

[Larstrup]

It always kills me when people are looking to be inoculated by science, only to ignore the very same common-sense knowledge that science has provided to go along with it.

Edited May 31, 2017 by Larstrup

[Mydavid]

It depends. If the escort is too hot, and he also agrees to get fucked raw, I will do the honor. I am 100% clean and STD free. Sometimes I will bring my latest test result in case I need to convince him to bottom bareback.

Aren't you afraid that you might catch HIV by topping bareback?

 

And I'm confused, from what you said, it seems it is you who likes to fuck bareback not the escort.

[marylander1940]

Your health, your choice. The only thing you can do is take care yourself. It's hard to know the status of the escort. But you could do as much as you can to protect yourself.

 

Before I hire an escort, I always do some search.

1) Check if the escort has porn background, has done bareback, gang bang or uses drugs.

2) Check if the escort has criminal records or bad customer reviews.

3) Make sure I am healthy and protected. No open sore in the mouth, no wound or scratch on my skin.

 

When I meet the escort,

1) I never bottom bareback for the escort. Only condom sex if I bottom.

2) no ass to mouth action to avoid hepatitis.

3) no cum eating.

 

If you follow what I said, you are pretty much very safe. Just my 2 cents.

 

Maybe you've answered this before.

Are you on PrEP?

[marylander1940]

Aren't you afraid that you might catch HIV by topping bareback?

 

And I'm confused, from what you said, it seems it is you who likes to fuck bareback not the escort.

 

BB or not gives more pleasure to the top, I can't imagine how a bottom could tell the difference between a raw cock or one wrapped in a condom.

[+ WmClarke]

BB or not gives more pleasure to the top, I can't imagine how a bottom could tell the difference between a raw cock or one wrapped in a condom.

There's a difference.

[+ WmClarke]

Aren't you afraid that you might catch HIV by topping bareback?

Risk is immensely smaller as a top. Still a risk, but much less than for the bottom.

[marylander1940]

There's a difference.

 

is it really worth it?

[+ goosh69]

...and someone had the nerve to ask me who was saying HIV was not a big deal.

[j0ck7]

Aren't you afraid that you might catch HIV by topping bareback?

 

And I'm confused, from what you said, it seems it is you who likes to fuck bareback not the escort.

 

The chances of getting HIV by topping bareback are very very slim. As long as you don't make his rectum bleed and don't scratch your penis skin, you are safe.

Loosen him up by a finger, butt plug or dildo. Apply enough lube and start fucking him in a slow pace, then you will be fine.

[j0ck7]

Maybe you've answered this before.

Are you on PrEP?

 

No, I am not on PrEP. You have to take PrEP every day, or it won't work. And PrEP can not screen gonorrhoea, syphilis and other STDs. Taking PrEP is a burden on your kidney. It will cause chronic kidney failure after you are on PrEP for a long time.

[rvwnsd]

No, I am not on PrEP. You have to take PrEP every day, or it won't work. And PrEP can not screen gonorrhoea, syphilis and other STDs. Taking PrEP is a burden on your kidney. It will cause chronic kidney failure after you are on PrEP for a long time.

Two of the requirements of using Truvada as PrEP are quarterly blood and urine tests. In addition to an HIV test, the tests screen for a decline in kidney function. A physician will stop prescribing Truvada long before their patient experiences kidney failure.

 

By the way - Truvada does not screen anything. It has been shown to be effective in preventing a person who has been exposed to the HIV virus from contracting it. It does not prevent a person who has been exposed to other STI's from contracting them.

[lainent]

In the state of California it is a state felony to NOT disclose you have HIV or AIDS to anyone you are sleeping with. A lot of guys on here get mad when you say it, but that is the truth. The idea that YOU are responsible for your own health so they guy with HIV has no guilt he gave you AIDS, Please, that is a felony, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. You can go to 20 years in Jail.

[lainent]

I have had "cold sores" in the past. There are many viruses which can cause "cold sores" so I have made sure they are NOT HSV. And I have made sure to get both IgG and IgM (checking exposure and infection).

 

Sorry, ALL cold sores are Herpes Simplex Virus 1. You have Herpes 1 if you have Cold Sores, funguy.

[rvwnsd]

In the state of California it is a state felony to NOT disclose you have HIV or AIDS to anyone you are sleeping with....

Not entirely true. Here is a synopsis of California law:

 

To be prosecuted under the law, you would have to do all of the following:

1. Have anal or vaginal sex. You cannot be prosecuted for oral sex. As to anal and vaginal sex, the law applies equally to men and women; tops and bottoms. The law punishes exposing someone to HIV through these types of sex. Your sexual partner does not have to actually become infected.
   
2. Know that you are HIV-positive. You cannot be prosecuted for sex that you had before you knew that you were HIV-positive.
   
3. Fail to disclose your HIV status. If you disclose before insertion, you cannot be prosecuted.
   
4. Fail to use a condom. Even if you do not disclose, you cannot be prosecuted unless you have "unprotected sex." The law defines "unprotected sex" as failing to use a condom. This means that every inserting penis has to be covered. Even if you are on the receiving end, you have a legal obligation to make sure that your partner wears a condom.
   
5. Have the "specific intent" to infect the other person. Most likely, this element will prevent the statute from being used to harass people living with HIV. To be prosecuted, you have to engage in the sexual activity with the specific intention of infecting the other person with HIV. Just knowing that you had HIV when you had sex will not be enough. The law explicitly states that: "Evidence that the person had knowledge of his or her HIV-positive status, without additional evidence, shall not be sufficient to prove specific intent."
   

The summary is courtesy of "The Body," which bills itself as the complete HIV and AIDS resource.

 

...A lot of guys on here get mad when you say it......

I can't recall reading a post where a poster got mad that another poster mentioned the California state law. There are folks who do not like the law, however.

 

...The idea that YOU are responsible for your own health so they guy with HIV has no guilt he gave you AIDS, Please, that is a felony...

1. You are responsible for your own health.
   
2. No one has said you are responsible for your own health so that someone else does not have to feel guilty.
   
3. Acquiring the HIV virus does not equate to having AIDS. That was proven 20 years ago.
   

 

... Assault with a Deadly Weapon. You can go to 20 years in Jail.

This statement is incorrect. Willful exposure is not considered assault with a deadly weapon and the punishment is not up to 20 years in jail. Here's a chart from a paper published by the Williams Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles in 2015:

 

 

You might also be interested in learning that California is considering reducing the classification from a felony to a misdemeanor.

[+ OliverSaks]

Vaccines are just for hep A and B. You can still be infected by other type of Hepatitis through ass to mouth.

So you're worried about Hepatitis E?

How many people do you know who have gotten that from rimming?

[adventurous old guy]

Sorry, ALL cold sores are Herpes Simplex Virus 1. You have Herpes 1 if you have Cold Sores, funguy.

Just navigating the discrepancy/confusion here. There's a difference between cold sores and canker sores. Canker sores are inside the mouth, usually caused by trauma like biting the inside of your cheek when chewing. They are not caused by a virus. Cold sores are often (always?) on the lip or outside of the mouth, caused by a herpes virus. I think this has been known for a long time. My mom had got cold sores, and explained this to my siblings and me way back in the late 50s in the context of why she couldn't kiss us or daddy when she had a sore on her lip. When I asked her how she knew this, she told me "Home Ec class." Might have been a fib, LOL.

[adventurous old guy]

So you're worried about Hepatitis E?

How many people do you know who have gotten that from rimming?

In Feb I heard Bill Clinton talk about how many unidentified viruses there are, once regional now increasingly spread as a consequence of international travel. So there probably are Heps Non-A-B-C that someday will be a Hep E through Z. The Clinton Foundation has prioritized research and diagnosis according to Bill.

 

Bill rambled for 45 minutes btw, an unprepared garrulous sage on the stage. The nugget above was one of the few facts in the fog of folksy rhetoric. In stark contrast to Joe Biden, same conference, who has laser-like focus on achieving a cure for cancer before he dies. Came across as absolutely genuine and compelling, total connection of head and heart, mission driven in a race with his own mortality. My heart was in my throat as I listened. I digress, and know this is the wrong forum, but geez I wish he were our President.

[+ José Soplanucas]

BB or not gives more pleasure to the top, I can't imagine how a bottom could tell the difference between a raw cock or one wrapped in a condom.

 

I started a thread about this topic a couple of weeks ago. There is a huge difference between doing it with or without condom for a top, I can speak of it. In that thread, many of the friends who bottom shared they can also feel the difference.

It worth it. Every time I feel safe, I choose BB.

[+ Funguy]

Sorry, ALL cold sores are Herpes Simplex Virus 1. You have Herpes 1 if you have Cold Sores, funguy.

 

That is why I put it in QUOTES.

It is called stomatitis or aphthous stomatitis, and not HSV. In my case it is coxackievirus.

[corndog]

The chances of getting HIV by topping bareback are very very slim. As long as you don't make his rectum bleed and don't scratch your penis skin, you are safe.

Although the risk of contracting HIV is significantly lower when topping, it is by no means low-risk. I respect that each of us must choose the level of risk that we're comfortable with, but I think that sharing this kind of unsupported misinformation is a great disservice to our community.