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• xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  none of that is 100%

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  • pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    and walking down the street isn’t 100% safe

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    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      i know. i used that exact example previously.
      like i said before:
      i’m not saying risky things aren’t worth doing. i’m saying this is not without risks.
      “getting tested” doesn’t cover most STI’s unless you’re symptomatic… you can’t go to the doctor and say “test me for every STI”… that’s not an option.
      HPV, Herpes, and many others are diseases for life. you can take medicine that makes most people asymptomatic for most of their life… but it’s not just fixed.

      people on here are acting like you can just trust everyone you date, and everyone they date, and everyone those people date, and everyone those people date, out to infinity and it’s totally safe and fine and the only issue is skill in knowing who to trust…
      or you can just make sure everybody “gets tested” but that’s not how getting tested works.

      and many diseases are evolving resistance to current treatments… it’s a lot of risk that is worth considering before making an informed decision

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      • Tiger@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I don’t know why you’ve gotten downvoted up and down this thread. People seem oblivious to the reality of risks and the imperfection of trusting people in the aggregate.

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      • pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        it’s a lot of risk that is worth considering before making an informed decision

        i would agree that there is some risk and it’s always worth being educated but stigma and FUD contribute to people not wanting to talk about sex

        “getting tested” doesn’t cover most STI’s unless you’re symptomatic

        patently untrue. a standard STI screen covers HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea

        these are by far the most common STIs that’s cause anyone issues without other complications, and tests accurately catch them within weeks. standard public health advice is STI tests every 3mo for sexually active individuals (and in fact if you’re on PrEP to cover you against HIV, you get a 3 month script so it’s pretty much ensured)

        HPV, Herpes, and many others are diseases for life

        the HPV vaccine is very effective, herpes i’d agree with but causes minimal issues for the enormous majority of people without complications, and i don’t know what you mean by “many other”. if you can list them, id be happy to engage but otherwise the rest of that is more FUD

        skill in knowing who to trust…

        nope not at all! it’s public health. it has very little to do with trust, other than trying to limit as much as possible to people who know that telling their sexual partners when they get a positive test result is a healthy thing to do, and they won’t be berated for it… the main thing here is that you should feel confident that your sexual partners are going to tell you ASAP when you’ve been exposed, and that more than anything reduces that 3mo timeline and keeps everyone safe… but that only happens when people don’t stigmatise and fear the outcome

        or you can just make sure everybody “gets tested” but that’s not how getting tested works.

        as i’ve stated previously, it is with PrEP and with gay men - i don’t know much about the heterosexual community, but we have very active sexual health campaigns and they work

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