How do SPs keep healthy?

[waynward]

Like seriously. I have always wondering this and scratching my head. I've been in this enjoying this hobby for 8 years myself and been clean thankfully. And my first worry when entering this world, I was paranoid about STDs and would limit what I would do myself. And I wouldn't even kiss, until a SP broke me in on day and initiated and I was like "ahhhh alright".

I mean the only time I remotely gotten close to an STI was once when I went to a Stripper, who would give me a bonus handjob (not a paid bonus - but a perk) and she ended up licking inside my ear. And it got infected and I couldn't hear out of it and had to go onto antibiotics.

Do SPs take antibiotics or something? Because I'm starting to think really all the talk of STDs was way overblown from religious groups. And would have been harder to treat in the past before industrialized rubbers and antibiotics.

Sorry if how I'm framing my question might seem stupid or offensive. I'm a bit of a dunse and genuinly curious to understand the disreptency of what I was brainwashed to believe before entering this hobby . Versus what I have experienced personally.

 

[Drakarys]

Wanna be healthy? Gotta be diligent with your nutrients.
Semen does contain actual nutrients including vitamin C, B12, ascorbic acid, calcium, citric acid, fructose, lactic acid, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium, fat and protein.

YUM!

 

[onomatopoeia]

You have a greater risk of contracting an STD from a drunk woman you pick up at a night club, and a MUCH greater risk if you do it with a dude that lurks around public toilets.

Statistically, people contract STDs more often from someone with whom they are acquainted, as opposed to with a total stranger, perhaps because they are less cautious. Remember the jingle: "Hey mister, mister transmission, hey mister, you're a friend of mine...".

 

[Ponderling]

After the jingle joke I am awaiting the follow on STI linked groaners.
Revs too high after i popped my clutch hard.
Ground my gears and now I have to creep everywhere in first.
Loose bands so I had to take it in to the shop.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Q: What's Victoria's Secret?
A: Chlamydia.

 

[MuseMgmt]

Like seriously. I have always wondering this and scratching my head. I've been in this enjoying this hobby for 8 years myself and been clean thankfully. And my first worry when entering this world, I was paranoid about STDs and would limit what I would do myself. And I wouldn't even kiss, until a SP broke me in on day and initiated and I was like "ahhhh alright".

I mean the only time I remotely gotten close to an STI was once when I went to a Stripper, who would give me a bonus handjob (not a paid bonus - but a perk) and she ended up licking inside my ear. And it got infected and I couldn't hear out of it and had to go onto antibiotics.

Do SPs take antibiotics or something? Because I'm starting to think really all the talk of STDs was way overblown from religious groups. And would have been harder to treat in the past before industrialized rubbers and antibiotics.

Sorry if how I'm framing my question might seem stupid or offensive. I'm a bit of a dunse and genuinly curious to understand the disreptency of what I was brainwashed to believe before entering this hobby . Versus what I have experienced personally.

Well, let's start off by correcting your premise....SP's are people. So, the same way all people keep healthy.

However, for sake of clarity, how do plumbers keep plumbing? How do race car drivers keep racing? THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR TOOLS. In general, sp's maintain rigorous testing and screening. If her tools end up out of commission, she can't earn a living. Like a carpenter losing a hand. SP's also generally have extensive health and beauty routines. From head to toe maintenance. From hygiene to vanity, SP's spend copious amounts of time on their professional upkeep.

You have a much higher risk hooking up at a bar or Tinder than you do a professional sex worker.

 

[Jenesis]

^^^^^. This ^^^^^

 

[curr3n_c1000]

It's all treatable, almost all are curable and the rate of infection is lower than you'd think.

With that being said, it's all risky behaviour and you never know when your luck runs out.

But all a girl has to do is take a vacation for a month or two and you'd never know.

 

[21 Days Later]

You have a much higher risk hooking up at a bar or Tinder than you do a professional sex worker.

More than one person in this thread has suggested this. I'm just curious if there's an actual study one could provide a link to.
When one gets tested afaik who you've had sex with isn't even asked.

It would be logical to suggest the more different people you have sex with the higher your odds of contracting an sti.

 

[Leimonis]

Wanna be healthy? Gotta be diligent with your nutrients.
Semen does contain actual nutrients including vitamin C, B12, ascorbic acid, calcium, citric acid, fructose, lactic acid, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium, fat and protein.

YUM!

how often do you normally consume it?

 

[curr3n_c1000]

More than one person in this thread has suggested this. I'm just curious if there's an actual study one could provide a link to.
When one gets tested afaik who you've had sex with isn't even asked.

It would be logical to suggest the more different people you have sex with the higher your odds of contracting an sti.

I think it was an internet gag that has spiralled out of control.

 

[MuseMgmt]

More than one person in this thread has suggested this. I'm just curious if there's an actual study one could provide a link to.
When one gets tested afaik who you've had sex with isn't even asked.

It would be logical to suggest the more different people you have sex with the higher your odds of contracting an sti.

It's not about quantity, it's about safe practices.
If you hook up with 5 people in one summer, but never use condoms and never get tested, you are far more risky to fuck than someone who sleeps with 5 people in a week but always uses condoms and gets tested monthly.

Using your quantity assumption...if you try to build a deck one time, with no safety measures, no inspector or permits, no safe practices with power tools....you are far more likely to get injured or end up with a dangerous deck that collapses...Versus someone who builds decks professionally, building multiple decks each month, following best practices, safety measures, and structural support and permits...you are going to end up with a safe long-lasting deck.

Let's reiterate that being a service provider is a job. A job is to earn a living. Everything from reputation to reviews to recommendations reflect in earnings. Its hard to feed your family or pay the rent if you work in a manufacturing plant with no safety protocol. Its impossible to be a seamstress if you lose all your fingers. And you can't build a deck without tools. So for an SP, you can't work if you don't take care of your tools. She would literally be putting her job, income, livelihood, AND personal life into a dumpsterfire by being reckless about the health of her sexual organs. Remember, SPs are people.

Xoxo.

 

[hamermill]

They probably don’t use the disgusting washrooms in offices and TTC.

 

[y2kmark]

Well, let's start off by correcting your premise....SP's are people. So, the same way all people keep healthy.

However, for sake of clarity, how do plumbers keep plumbing? How do race car drivers keep racing? THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR TOOLS. In general, sp's maintain rigorous testing and screening. If her tools end up out of commission, she can't earn a living. Like a carpenter losing a hand. SP's also generally have extensive health and beauty routines. From head to toe maintenance. From hygiene to vanity, SP's spend copious amounts of time on their professional upkeep.

You have a much higher risk hooking up at a bar or Tinder than you do a professional sex worker.

Great answer to a really impertinent question. Guys especially need to take care of their tools, including storing them properly and getting them out only when needed...

 

[NotADcotor]

It's not about quantity, it's about safe practices.

There is no safe practices when it comes to HPV or Herpies. Condoms don't cover all transmission areas. It's just a matter of time unless you use a hazmat suit for a condom and nobody does. Ditto for Syphilis although that can be dealt with for now with regular testing and treatment.
Condoms can cut the chances of getting these things but nowhere near 0.
If you have the sexy fun time often enough and with enough people, you have the first two for sure, on the other hand you may never even know it.

 

[MuseMgmt]

There is no safe practices when it comes to HPV or Herpies. Condoms don't cover all transmission areas. It's just a matter of time unless you use a hazmat suit for a condom and nobody does. Ditto for Syphilis although that can be dealt with for now with regular testing and treatment.
Condoms can cut the chances of getting these things but nowhere near 0.
If you have the sexy fun time often enough and with enough people, you have the first two for sure, on the other hand you may never even know it.

Lol. Never take medical advice from someone who can't spell herpes. (Just teasing ya )

You can't skip over continuous and repeated testing and just jump to some "hookers are dirty" false equivalency. That's not how this works.

Keep in mind, you are assuming based on your sole exposure to limited parts of sex work.

With all due respect, your statement simply doesn't hold muster.

Regardless, get tested, practice safe sex (which includes more than just condoms), and protect yourself from all unnecessary and preventable harms. Play safe and have fun Xoxo

 

[NotADcotor]

Keep in mind, you are assuming based on your sole exposure to limited parts of sex work.

With all due respect, your statement simply doesn't hold muster.

No, I am assuming based on a knowledge of how Herpes is transmitted

STD Facts - Genital Herpes

Genital Herpes Fact Sheet from CDC. What is Herpes? How common is Herpes? How do people get Herpes? And more...

www.cdc.gov

"Be aware that not all herpes sores occur in areas that are covered by a latex condom. Also, herpes virus can be released (shed) from areas of the skin that do not have a visible herpes sore. For these reasons, condoms may not fully protect you from getting herpes."

There have been discussions on Merb regarding this a while back.

Partial protection plus much more exposure pretty much means with enough time working or playing in the hobby it's bound to happen even with a reduced chance.

With HIV, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea a Condom properly used and that dosen't break should prevent sharing of gender fluids and blood in the case of HIV. The three I mention can transmit skin to skin.

I never said anything about dirty BTW. Just spitting science.

HPV at least is pretty much universal. Herpes, most will not even get an outbreak or perhaps get only one, it's more of a social disease than a serious condition [YMMV natch] and Spyh when you see outbreaks it seems to be among sex workers and homosexuals [which suggests I am not off on my assessment] and is easily treatable. It is not more dirty than an Ear Ache in this day and age.

 

[moredale7]

No, I am assuming based on a knowledge of how Herpes is transmitted

STD Facts - Genital Herpes

Genital Herpes Fact Sheet from CDC. What is Herpes? How common is Herpes? How do people get Herpes? And more...

www.cdc.gov

"Be aware that not all herpes sores occur in areas that are covered by a latex condom. Also, herpes virus can be released (shed) from areas of the skin that do not have a visible herpes sore. For these reasons, condoms may not fully protect you from getting herpes."

There have been discussions on Merb regarding this a while back.

Partial protection plus much more exposure pretty much means with enough time working or playing in the hobby it's bound to happen even with a reduced chance.

With HIV, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea a Condom properly used and that dosen't break should prevent sharing of gender fluids and blood in the case of HIV. The three I mention can transmit skin to skin.

I never said anything about dirty BTW. Just spitting science.

HPV at least is pretty much universal. Herpes, most will not even get an outbreak or perhaps get only one, it's more of a social disease than a serious condition [YMMV natch] and Spyh when you see outbreaks it seems to be among sex workers and homosexuals [which suggests I am not off on my assessment] and is easily treatable. It is not more dirty than an Ear Ache in this day and age.

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HIV is highly preventable. Prep is 99% effective in preventing the spread of HIV the problem is it costs $250 a month if you are over 24 and have private health insurance. Prep is free if you meet the criteria ie. 24 or under with no private medical coverage. The side effects of Prep are negligible for most of the population however can cause issues on rare occasions, a couple of follow-up blood tests will indicate if Prep is not for you.

Freddie is an online Prep clinic named after Freddie Mercury. Freddie will subsidize your prescription up to $100 per month if you have to pay out of pocket that reduces the expense of Prep to $150 per month in the worst-case scenario to make yourself 99% immune against contracting HIV. Condoms have rated effectiveness for preventing HIV transmission anywhere from 78% to 98% I was shocked when I saw these statistics, so think for yourself what's best for you considering there are several ways of contracting HIV.

Freddie is completely discrete. Freddie will have a licensed nurse contact you for an initial phone interview to ensure you understand everything about the meds. After your phone interview, you will receive an e-mail with your blood work requisition from the nurse and you can go to any clinic to have it done, the results will be sent back to the Freddie nurse and she will determine your eligibility for prep based on your blood work. You can't take Prep if you are already HIV positive.

If you are good to go with your bloodwork the Freddie nurse will send your first prescription to the Pharmacy of your choice so no meds coming to your home. You are not going through your family doctor, you are not going through your drug plan ( unless you want to ), there is no record of your receiving Prep other than between the Freddie nurse and yourself. The only time you need to give up your identity is with the Freddie nurse who will need your health card number. You can also get Prep if you don't have a health card.

This thread suggests some things regarding risk that are not entirely accurate. There are definitely people in this world regardless of their profession knowingly and willingly putting you at risk, the truth is every time you have sex it's a crapshoot if you get sick you only have yourself to blame.

I don't advocate anyone doing anything based on the info here. I suggest if you feel at risk despite the use of condoms you do some research and decide by yourself and for yourself if Prep is for you.

 

[NotADcotor]

Condoms have rated effectiveness for preventing HIV transmission anywhere from 78% to 98%

I did say when properly used, I am aware of the failings of Condoms.

I am not worried about HIV. A combination of ooogly and lack of funds keeps me pretty safe.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

You know what really scares me? The non sexual infections you can catch.

I've been to places were the towels didn't look super clean, didn't see the attendant shower, bed looked a bit nasty, customers coming in an out fast, all the body touching. It made me thing about health in a totally different way that had nothing to do with STDs/STIs.

Then you got guys that complain about not getting BBBJ, DFK, DATY, etc. LIke eww guys, sometimes there needs to be limits.