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disease transmission, coinfections and sexual habits
Just a quick ponder... I just got back from the Dr., with the 3rd UTI in 6 weeks.......I have never had this before. He questioned me about sexual positions, frequency, and hygiene... of course I said DOC, look at me, sex is not an option...
but it did get me thinking... I know in HIV, women are more susceptible to disease transmission because the virus is "deposited" with bodily fluids, and contact is longer...
Is there a higher rate of HCV transmission to women than to men?
Does douching help? Positions? I know we are looking at a 2-3% transmission rate, but thats 2 or 3 people out of every hundred...
Inquiring minds want to know...
but it did get me thinking... I know in HIV, women are more susceptible to disease transmission because the virus is "deposited" with bodily fluids, and contact is longer...
Is there a higher rate of HCV transmission to women than to men?
Does douching help? Positions? I know we are looking at a 2-3% transmission rate, but thats 2 or 3 people out of every hundred...
Inquiring minds want to know...
lyprocospocsy... isn't that like werewolves/??? They have smegma too....
come on goof... can kegel man needs some male support here.......
come on goof... can kegel man needs some male support here.......
Hmmm....this thread is very interesting.
Take care everyone, I go doctor tomorrow to find out if I can start treatment. Talk to you later... Debi
Take care everyone, I go doctor tomorrow to find out if I can start treatment. Talk to you later... Debi
Don't really know how to answer as I've not seen any study results. I do know Riba PI recommends both partners pratice some form of contraceptive to avoid unwanted pregnancy. But beyond that it seems that avoiding practices where blood exchange(s) can occur seems to be the common recommendation.
At least that's what I hope jakish is telling Big John.
At least that's what I hope jakish is telling Big John.
aahh, I was right!! it even causes cancer...
While rummaging around in the files, I also found an older paper (from 1947) that analyzes another similar substance: smegma. As you might expect from the fact that it is also a waxy, oily secretion from skin cells, it is also about half lipid, and consists of:
Cholesterol and cholesterol esters: 18%
Fatty acids: 71%
This paper is notable for a couple of things. It tells us where to get a supply of smegma.
Smegma is best obtained from dead horses in rendering plants or from anesthetized animals in a department of veterinary surgery.
That's good to know; I wouldn't want to make the error of trying to collect smegma from live, conscious horses.
The other distinctive thing about the paper is that it is one of the more disgusting experiments I've read about. The authors were testing the potential carcinogenic effects of smegma, and the experiment involved making up slurries of smegma and smearing it or injecting it into folds of skin on mice, and assessing their health. It had to have been a big job, slathering 400 mice with smegma every week, and treating another 400 control mice with ear wax.
This study found an increased frequency of various cancers in the treated mice: 57 smegma-smeared mice developed various kinds of cancer, versus only 12 of the controls. Before everyone gets all worked up into the circumcision debate, though, I'll mention that the paper is one of many that have tested this kind of thing, they acknowledge that other researchers have seen no carcinogenic effect, and that more modern papers suggest that there are no special carcinogenic properties of smegma. The paper shows another curious result, that the authors didn't even discuss:
There was no significant difference in the survival rates of treated and control mice up to the 400th day of life: 85 and 88 per cent, respectively, after 200 days; 74 and 80 percent after 300 days; 65 and 57 percent after 400 days. After 500 days, 47 percent of those treated with smegma were alive as compared with 30 percent of the controls. From the 600th day on, there was a marked difference (26 and 6 percent, respectively), and on the 700th day, the survival rates were 12 and 1
While rummaging around in the files, I also found an older paper (from 1947) that analyzes another similar substance: smegma. As you might expect from the fact that it is also a waxy, oily secretion from skin cells, it is also about half lipid, and consists of:
Cholesterol and cholesterol esters: 18%
Fatty acids: 71%
This paper is notable for a couple of things. It tells us where to get a supply of smegma.
Smegma is best obtained from dead horses in rendering plants or from anesthetized animals in a department of veterinary surgery.
That's good to know; I wouldn't want to make the error of trying to collect smegma from live, conscious horses.
The other distinctive thing about the paper is that it is one of the more disgusting experiments I've read about. The authors were testing the potential carcinogenic effects of smegma, and the experiment involved making up slurries of smegma and smearing it or injecting it into folds of skin on mice, and assessing their health. It had to have been a big job, slathering 400 mice with smegma every week, and treating another 400 control mice with ear wax.
This study found an increased frequency of various cancers in the treated mice: 57 smegma-smeared mice developed various kinds of cancer, versus only 12 of the controls. Before everyone gets all worked up into the circumcision debate, though, I'll mention that the paper is one of many that have tested this kind of thing, they acknowledge that other researchers have seen no carcinogenic effect, and that more modern papers suggest that there are no special carcinogenic properties of smegma. The paper shows another curious result, that the authors didn't even discuss:
There was no significant difference in the survival rates of treated and control mice up to the 400th day of life: 85 and 88 per cent, respectively, after 200 days; 74 and 80 percent after 300 days; 65 and 57 percent after 400 days. After 500 days, 47 percent of those treated with smegma were alive as compared with 30 percent of the controls. From the 600th day on, there was a marked difference (26 and 6 percent, respectively), and on the 700th day, the survival rates were 12 and 1
I have done those excercises for years,...didn't know they had a name for um. I had a name for um, but I will leave that to your imagination.
actually after giving birth, my doc told me about those, helps get things back to normal, and you can get that "Re-born Virgin" feeling.
actually after giving birth, my doc told me about those, helps get things back to normal, and you can get that "Re-born Virgin" feeling.
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