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So Hep B, herpes, HPV and anything else that is viral and not readily cured by a course of antibiotics is simply not a concern? I’m not a doctor, gay man, or a

So Hep B, herpes, HPV and anything else that is viral and not readily cured by a course of antibiotics is simply not a concern? I’m not a doctor, gay man, or a sexually active person, but it doesn’t take much research to figure out that unprotected sex with random people will cause health problems that cannot be waved off with a simple pill.

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DaveExeter 5y ago
Believe it or not, sexually transmitted diseases were not much of a concern from the sexual revolution of the 1960s until the arrival of herpes, or at least the re-branding of herpes as a very bad thing. [1] So everyone was afraid of the herps, an untreatable condition. Then AIDS came along! [1] https://slate.com/technology/2019/12/genital-herpes-stigma-history-explained.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/12/genital-herpes-stigma-h...
ceejayoz 5y ago
> So Hep B, herpes, HPV and anything else that is viral and not readily cured by a course of antibiotics is simply not a concern? For the most part, correct. Herpes and HPV hit basically everyone; chances are you've had one or both. Hep B is less prevalent, but still quite widespread (Wiki says 1/3 of people will get it eventually), and in most cases has minimal symptoms. They're nothing like HIV.