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
- Is Oral Sex Safer?
- STI Types & Timelines
- HIV Testing & How It Works
- How Do You Know If You Are Really Safe?
- 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.
How soon can I take an HIV test?
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