std help

[iJack]

if both partners have the same std, what would happen if they have sex?

[Maverick]

Well they obviously have the same disease so they can't newly catch something they already have.

[Dolphus Raymond]

The same thing that would happen if someone with the same cold sneezed on you - more germs would enter your system, but so many more would already be in your body that it would make no meaningful difference to your viral load. And you of course wouldn't catch anything new.

[RaisingSand]

Well they obviously have the same disease so they can't newly catch something they already have.

True, but you should use protection anyway. New strains of the same disease are being discovered all the time. It always pays to be safe.
Also, if you have a disease, that should be more insentive to use protection.

[Dolphus Raymond]

Lauren has a very good point...if someone has one STD, who knows what else they might have picked up?

Honesty about one thing, or knowledge about it, doesn't equal to honesty/knowledge about everything.

[Maverick]

Ok you guys made good points but so far no one implied that it was fair use to be condom free. :P

[pbty101]

u should always wear a condom
unless u want a kid

[Hauptmann Kauffman]

Nothing would happen, since they both have the same STD

[Antares]

Boys Puberty :arrow: General Puberty

[iJack]

Boys Puberty :arrow: General Puberty

Finnaly, thank you

[MoveAlong]

Viruses mutate and can become very different from each other, or at least different enough to have different immunities and your body would have to adapt to each of them separately.

That's why we get a flu shot every year, because it's a new strain, and this is why you should always be protected if you have any STDs regardless of your partner's STD status. Think of it this way: herpes has many strains. You could get one strain of a herpes virus, and then get a partner that also has herpes, but a different type. You could get a breakout from one type, and once that's over, you may get the breakout from the other type in between your first one's breakouts.

Really, for use of STD protection, you should follow all the basic rules of safe sex:


Be protected with all partners if you change sexual partners frequently
If you have an STI that is caused by bacteria, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, or chlamydia, you should be protected or stop having sex until the infection is cured
For those with herpes: reduce your sexual activity during a breakout, or at least use a condom
Many many STDs can be transmitted through oral sex, anal sex, and vaginal sex, so no type of sex is safe at all without a condom or dental dam, etc.
Only have unprotected sex in a serious relationship, regardless of everything else

I agree with Lauren, and Dolphus's last statement

The reason that it's ok to be around people with the cold or flu when you have the flu is because they're more likely to have the same strain as you because these viruses are mostly seasonal. But when it comes to STDs, your partner could of had sex with another partner who has had sex with hundreds of people. You are at risk of getting whatever any people down the line have. So you should always be careful about sex!