There have been some good posts written in the last few weeks on STDs. Here's my experience.
I've been very bad about using condoms. Every girl I've had sex with I've raw-dogged at some point. Some of them I never used condoms with at all. But I also used to be very scared of STDs. So what that meant was that after each partner I would rush to go get tested. Every doctor I saw would act COMPLETELY UNCONCERNED. Nobody tells you STDs are no big deal, but the behavior of the doctors I saw told me that pretty loud and clear. They would act like I was ridiculous for wanting to get tested. They would test me, and everything would come back negative. Nonetheless, once it burned when I would pee. The test showed nothing, but the pain was real. So I was prescribed some antibiotics and ten days later I was good to go.
Somewhere around two years ago I noticed a little rough bump low on the shaft of my penis. I didn't know what it was exactly. I scraped it off with my fingernails. The little cut healed within a day or two, and you couldn't tell there had every been anything. Around six months later it came back. Once again I just scraped and pulled it off with my fingernails. Once again you couldn't tell there had ever been anything after it healed.
Recently it came back again. Still the same spot. I waited longer this time to see if it would go away on its own but it didn't. It was growing bigger over a period of weeks. Eventually I just scraped it off with my fingernails again. And once again, looking at my dick, you can't tell there had ever been anything there. There's no scar or no mark where the wart grew. The wart could grow back in a couple weeks, a couple months, a couple years, or never. You can't predict it. So far, I've had 3 warts grow in around 2 years. Whenever it does pop up, you can either scrape it off or go to the doctor and pay for them to do it. You could also try this system which is also effective. Having genital warts is less of a nuisance than my bacne.That's right. Once every week or two I'll have one or more big painful zits on my back. This is more annoying than genital warts.
Sex-ed these days is fear-mongering and scare-tactics using worst case scenario photos of stds. If you google photos of genitals warts, you'll find a ton of disgusting nightmarish pictures that are not representative of a normal case. That's not what mine looked like. Mine was tiny and barely noticeable.
You are evolved to fuck, and to survive this fucking and fuck some more. For the most part, any disease transmitted via fucking is going to be mild, because those for whom it was worse than mild, failed to pass on their genes. So, don't worry so much about STDs.
Here's some links to read more about STDs.
Try this Genital Wart Removal System.
Wikipedia entry on genital warts. Contains photos that looks a lot worse than average cases.
Danger and Play- How to Avoid STDs Part 1 and Part 2
University of Man- About my Junk (And Yours Too)
Post masculine- STD Guide
I've gotta disagree here. Genital warts are caused by human papilloma viruses, which cause cervical cancer, anal cancer, and certain throat cancers.
ReplyDeleteThere are more than 40 HPV viruses, and the variety that cause warts is not the same as the variety that cause cancers.
Deletehttp://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
Some quotes from the CDC site:
"If left untreated, genital warts might go away, remain unchanged, or increase in size or number. They will not turn into cancer."
"The types of HPV that can cause genital warts are not the same as the types that can cause cancers."
"Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms or health problems from it. In 90% of cases, the body’s immune system clears HPV naturally within two years."
Around 40% of the population have at least some form of HPV, of those most will never know they have it, and of those that get it, only a tiny percentage will go on to get a cancer. If you're worried about cancer, don't worry about HPV, just live a healthy lifestyle.
More from the CDC site:
ReplyDelete"Signs and symptoms of HPV-related problems:
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Cervical cancer usually does not have symptoms until it is quite advanced. For this reason, it is important for women to get regular screening for cervical cancer. Screening tests can find early signs of disease so that problems can be treated early, before they ever turn into cancer.
Other HPV-related cancers might not have signs or symptoms until they are advanced and hard to treat. These include cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and oropharynx (back of throat including base of tongue and tonsils)."
As you point out, there are a large number of HPV types, the majority not associated with cancers. However, they are all spread the same way, and if you're infected with a type that causes warts, there's no reason you wouldn't be infected with a type that causes cancer as well. While the genital warts themselves don't cause cancer, the fellow-traveling oncogenic HPV types do.
What you're doing is the equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and saying "Nyah nyah I can't hear you," so I am not going to argue with you any further. Why should I -- I am an oncologist, and you're just trying to pay my mortgage.
Defending and clarifying my point of view with facts and statistics from a reliable source is not equivalent to putting my fingers in my ears.
DeleteAnd we've not really been arguing, I don't see where we disagree. I made a statement about genital warts, and you're making statements about cancer-causing HPVs.
I can see the point of conceding prevention if you are already infected and you don't give a shit about infecting others. But those people who are not infected would prefer to stay that way, despite your assurances that it isn't any big deal.
ReplyDeleteUndoubtedly. I recommend using protection every time.
DeleteHaha I found your post quite funny and reassuring in general to be honest pal. I think that there is a need of more 'realistic' voices like yours.
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