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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am open to it but I worry about STDs, honestly. [/quote]

Use condoms and insist that your partner does as well.  [/quote]

Use condoms for intercourse. The main things that transmit from unprotected oral are treatable with antibiotics. Testing frequently is a good idea and not very inconvenient. There are at home tests that are convenient but rarely covered by insurance. [/quote]

What?! No. Herpes. [/quote]

Lots of people already have HSV antibodies, and viral suppressants work well. [/quote]

Nope, [b]not a lot[/b] of people have genital herpes and I'm sure nobody wants them or wishes to be on lifelong medication. If you are a woman with herpes, you can basically kill your newborn during birth, so that's why obgyns insist on c-section. So no, why would I want horrific breakouts on my genitals, lifelong meds, and extra complications during birth in order to have a ONS with someone else's husband with nothing else to gain other than maybe a pitiful orgasm. [/quote]

How do you define 'not a lot'?

About 70% of adults have been infected by HSV-1 and have antibodies against the virus. About 20 to 50% of adults will have antibodies against the HSV-2 virus, which causes genital herpes.

https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/tests/serum-herpes-simplex-antibodies[/quote]

There's no routine testing for 2, so it's not common.  It's great if the ones with genital herpes don't think it's a big deal. I personally don't have it and don't want it, so having sex with randos is not worth it. [/quote]

Then why did you post? The op asked about people who are not monogamous. [/quote]

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