Right so it's HIV/STD Awareness and Prevention time, kids. And if any of you are wondering why, it's cause I just went to my twenty thousandth training and I feel the need to pass my knowledge on. I'm not gonna go into too much detail but here's the breakdown.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases are fucking scary. And there's a lot of ways to lower your risk of transmission. The best thing to do it to examine your behaviour and look for possible risks and try to figure out how to lower your harm. One of the best ways to lower your risk it to stay safe in all your sexual encounters, and a lot of times that means using condoms.

( How to Put on a Condom: )

some condom don'ts:

never use an oil based lubricant with a condom, the oil breaks down the rubber and can cause the condom to break. Examples of oil based lubricants include: Vaseline, Crisco, lotions, massage oils, and well, anything with the word oil in it.

don't "double bag" or use more than one condom, some people think it's safer, but the rubber on rubber friction can actually lead to breakage.

Don't keep your condoms in your car or wallet, they can break down in high temperatures and should be kept in a cool dry place.

Never reuse a condom, they're good one time only.

Nonoxynol-9, is a pretty common spermacidal agent, and tests have shown it to be effective in killing HIV in the test tube, but it's also really abrasive and a lot of people are allergic to it. It can actually irritate your sex organs and cause you to get small cuts and abrasions, which really makes HIV transmission easier.

( Some condom do's: )

( A few things to note: )

( What to do if it Breaks: )

And finally, some good websites, resources and hotlines:

For all kinds of info on HIV/AIDS try: http://www.thebody.com
For info on condoms, and to order them online try: http://www.condommania.com
Panned Parenthood
For a good list of national hotlines and stuff click here.

Some of my favorites, which was ridiculously hard to pin down since, uh, dude is hot.
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