Guest fountainhall Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 As has been mentioned before in this forum, unprotected sex seems to be more common now, judging from reports about activity in many of the more recently opened gay saunas and the incidence of requests for bareback partners on social networking sites. Those who take part in such activity have to concern themselves not only with HIV; it’s other STD’s like gonorrhea. Once easily treatable with antibiotics if discovered early, the WHO is now warning of - . . . potentially untreatable strains of drug resistant gonorrhea and are calling for more vigilance on the proper treatment of the disease with antibiotics.” The widely spreading “superbug” strains of the sexually transmitted infection are resistant to cephalosporin antibiotics, normally the last line of defense against gonorrhea. Last year scientists reported finding a strain of gonorrhea in Japan in 2008 that was resistant to all recommended antibiotics; at the time, the researchers warned that it could turn the disease into a serious global health issue. Now, WHO reports that drug-resistant strains are popping up in many more countries, including Australia, France, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. Unless doctors catch and treat cases earlier, millions of people may run out of treatment options. “This organism has basically been developing resistance against every medication we’ve thrown at it,” Dr. Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan, a scientist in the WHO’s department of sexually transmitted diseases, told the Associated Press. ”In a couple of years it will have become resistant to every treatment option we have available now.” http://healthland.ti...wide-who-warns/ The WHO estimates there are 106 million new infections annually. It also advises that it "is most prevalent in south and south-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa." Like all viruses, the gonorrhea virus has been adapting so that it is less easy to detect and can survive longer. Francis Ndowa, formerly the WHO's lead specialist for sexually transmitted infections, said gonorrhea has not only adapted to elude antibiotics but developed less painful symptoms, increasing its survival chances. "They used to say that if you have urethral gonorrhea you go to the toilet to pass urine, it would be like passing razor blades. It was that painful," he explained. "Now people with gonorrhea sometimes...only notice the discharge if they look when they pass urine, it's not that painful anymore. "So the organism has readjusted itself to provide fewer symptoms so that it can survive longer.” http://www.msnbc.msn...e/#.T9qwC47d40J Not a pleasant topic, but one which must be aired. Quote
ct2005 Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Though this is an old thread, i recently read about some articles about the super-bug or drug resistance STD such as Gonorrhea. I realized that the standard STD blood test that I had all these years does not test for Gonorrhea. Urine n swap test are available but only if u have symptoms n specifically request the tests to be included. What if the infection was not at the urinary tract e.g. oral or rectal, and what if there are no serious symptoms or symptoms like ulcer which are dismissed as nothing serious. Hence, I search for blood test for this STD n it seems it is not common or available around me. Given that Thailand seems to be a one stop professional health care centre, I wonder if anyone know if the hospital in Bangkok has blood testing for this STD. Is it in the standard STD blood test package. If not, how much is the test, if available. Thanks! Quote
Guest whall Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Shit like this makes me not want to have sex again! Quote
Travellerdave Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks Fountainhall for your very powerful warning which I read only several days before my next Pattaya trip. I indulged in unprotected sex a good few years ago and also during my first couple of visits to Pats 14 years ago. But I believe I have used all my luck and now I am blessed with fear of the possible consequences. I often wonder about the odds on picking up something nasty in Thailand. 2% maybe with different random partners ?. So given a four week visit by an average gay sex tourist indulging it would be odds on. Quote
Guest Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Depends what you mean by random partners & also what protection you use. I've read that 1/3 money boys are HIV positive. So if trying 15 different ones on a holiday, well I'm not going to brush up on my statistics calculations & provide a precise number, but the probability of being with one is a lot higher than 50%. I believe the transmission rate is not 100% for unprotected sex, so that would need to be a factor. Then we have all the other nasty diseases. Using protection makes sense. Quote
DivineMadman Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Though this is an old thread, i recently read about some articles about the super-bug or drug resistance STD such as Gonorrhea. I realized that the standard STD blood test that I had all these years does not test for Gonorrhea. Urine n swap test are available but only if u have symptoms n specifically request the tests to be included. What if the infection was not at the urinary tract e.g. oral or rectal, and what if there are no serious symptoms or symptoms like ulcer which are dismissed as nothing serious. Hence, I search for blood test for this STD n it seems it is not common or available around me. Given that Thailand seems to be a one stop professional health care centre, I wonder if anyone know if the hospital in Bangkok has blood testing for this STD. Is it in the standard STD blood test package. If not, how much is the test, if available. Thanks! The Thai Red Cross has an excellent clinic conveniently located near Ratchadamri BTS. Not really sure which test you are interested in but this link shows you their prices. http://en.trcarc.org/Homepage/?page_id=632 ct2005 1 Quote
steveboy Posted June 24, 2016 Posted June 24, 2016 Thanks Fountainhall for your very powerful warning which I read only several days before my next Pattaya trip. I indulged in unprotected sex a good few years ago and also during my first couple of visits to Pats 14 years ago. But I believe I have used all my luck and now I am blessed with fear of the possible consequences. I often wonder about the odds on picking up something nasty in Thailand. 2% maybe with different random partners ?. So given a four week visit by an average gay sex tourist indulging it would be odds on. I also feel of having used my supply of good luck in this last decade where I have been more sexually active than earlier in life. I would be more optimistic about my chances in a place where every HIV+ person is treated with antivirals, since this significantly reduces the risk of infection. But I know nothing about how people in Thailand learn about their HIV status and how they handle it. As for the other STDs (more relevant for me since anal sex is not my forte) I am concerned about the new antibiotic resistant bugs. I won't swear that I give up all sex with strangers. I also see limits on how much trouble I will take with "protection". But I will limit casual sex to a minimum, maybe only when everything comes together 100%. Just to know that I'm still good at it This is what I already can do with all the junk food I love. Quote
vinapu Posted June 24, 2016 Posted June 24, 2016 I won't swear that I give up all sex with strangers. I also see limits on how much trouble I will take with "protection". But I will limit casual sex to a minimum, maybe only when everything comes together 100%. Just to know that I'm still good at it This is what I already can do with all the junk food I love. you don't have sex with junk food, do you ? steveboy 1 Quote
steveboy Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 you don't have sex with junk food, do you ? Honestly, I never thought about that. Shouldn't healthy food be much better to have sex with? Bananas, cucumbers, so healthy and with the right shape! And what is easier than to make a hole in a watermelon, squash? Quote
witty Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 I strongly advise you to pick the watermelon without pips, unless of course you want that gritty sensation with seeds dislodging somewhere private. :-) Quote
steveboy Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 I strongly advise you to pick the watermelon without pips, unless of course you want that gritty sensation with seeds dislodging somewhere private. :-) One reads that watermelon is good for erections. But it has to be eaten for that. I eat a lot of watermelon... because I enjoy the taste and its water content. Alexx 1 Quote
anddy Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 Given that Thailand seems to be a one stop professional health care centre, I wonder if anyone know if the hospital in Bangkok has blood testing for this STD. Is it in the standard STD blood test package. If not, how much is the test, if available. Thanks! not sure there is a blood test for Gonorrhea... last I did several months ago was a swab. For all "gay" health issues www.sathornclinic.com is a good place to go, cute gay doctor runs it ct2005 1 Quote
