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    Practicing safe sex may not be something you have done for awhile but if you are starting out in the swinger lifestyle, or are little rusty on your facts, this is definitely the podcast to listen to.  We are covering STIs, HIV, oral sex, and testing.  Swingers tend to be big on testing and we are going to break that down for you too.

    Show Notes

    Safe Sex In The Swinger Lifestyle

    1. Is Oral Sex Safer?
    2. STI Types & Timelines
    3. HIV Testing & How It Works
    4. How Do You Know If You Are Really Safe?
    5. Resources

    Resources

    STIs Types, Timelines, and Symptoms:

    • Chlamydia: 1-3 weeks, 50% Men & 70% women = no symptoms.
    • Genital Herpes: 4-7 days, most people don't have any symptoms when first infected.
    • Genital Warts: 2-3 months, most people with the virus don't develop obvious warts.
    • Gonorrhea: 10 days, 10% Men & 50% Women = no symptoms.
    • Pubic Lice & Scabies: 5 days - 5 weeks
    • Syphilis: 2-3 weeks, symptoms not obvious and may come and go.
    • Trichomoniasis: 4 weeks, 50% Men & Women = no symptoms.
    • HIV: 2-6 weeks, some get symptoms, some don’t.

    VIP Testing Services

    https://viptestingservices.com/services/std-testing-services/

    How soon can I take an HIV test?

    http://i-base.info/guides/testing/how-soon-can-i-take-a-test

    The Aids Institute

     https://www.theaidsinstitute.org/education/aids-101/how-do-hiv-tests-work-0

    CDC Fact Sheets

    https://www.cdc.gov/std/healthcomm/fact_sheets.htm

    SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE 2017

    https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats17/default.htm

    HOW DO HIV TESTS WORK?

     https://www.theaidsinstitute.org/education/aids-101/how-do-hiv-tests-work-0

    HOW SOON CAN I TAKE AN HIV TEST?

    http://i-base.info/guides/testing/how-soon-can-i-take-a-test

    HIV TRANSMISSION

    https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html

    ORAL STD FACTS & RISKS

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