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Could I get AIDS or other illnesses if I wear a condom?
I had sex with my friend (both guys) and I was wearing condom. Could I get sick somehow?
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Condoms are not 100% effective at preventing all STDs/STIs, but HIV - which leads to AIDS - is one of the STDs that condoms are said to be very good at preventing when used correctly.
Your risk for genital warts (HPV), crabs, and herpes is reduced when using condoms, but we can't say that condoms totally prevent these STDs/STIs because a condom may not cover the part of the genitals that happen to be infected with warts or herpes. So it's important to get tested and to examine your genitals from time to time.
When used correctly, condoms are very good at preventing HIV because they prevent the exchange of bodily fluids, which is how HIV is spread. However, it is possible (very very unlikely, but possible) to get HIV through unprotected oral sex, for instance, so if you really want to be safe, you should insist on using condoms at all times, unless your partner has been tested and is negative.
As for proper use for condoms, make sure you use a new condom each and every time you have sex. Never re-use condoms or attempt to re-use them by turning them inside out; this defeats their purpose. And remember that condoms *can* break which does put you at risk for infection; if this happens and you are unsure of your partner's status, you can go to the emergency room or call your doctor for post exposure prophylaxis, a type of medication that can help prevent HIV if you've been exposed to the virus.
Finally, if you're in a high risk category for getting HIV (your doctor can help determine this), medication does exist that can help prevent infection; [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) - but if you are being safe, have done your research, get tested regularly, and insist on your partners getting tested you shouldn't need it.
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Condoms are the best protection against the HIV/AIDS virus but they are not foolproof. For one thing oral sex is another way to get the illness. When engaging in sex with same sex one must be vigilant for other signs of STDS.
For example a cold sore may not be just a cold sore it could be the Herpes virus simplex I or II. Most cold sores are simplex one but the can be simplex two which are the bad ones. Examine him and his penis for other sores.
The best defense is to both be checked at the same time for STDS and the HIV/AIDS virus before engaging in sex. Then you still need to use a condom though you know both are clean. I know you are 16 but you are old enough to go to any AIDS clinic or doctor and be tested without parental knowledge
. This is your right under a law called HIPPA
Also if you are Bi you need to tell the girl you have sex with that you do go both ways before you have sex with her. Its her health and she has a right to know before jumping into bed with you.
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It is possible to catch some STIs despite wearing a condom. Condoms provide very, very good protection against the vast majority of STIs, but not all of them. HIV - which is the STI that can lead to AIDS, is one of the STI that condoms don't provide great protection against.
Of course, you can only catch these illnesses from another person IF that person has the illness to begin with. You don't get these illness just because you had sex with other men. You get these illnesses from men, or women, who already have the illnesses themselves.
You want to get tested regularly, and you want to have sexual partners who also take their health seriously, and get tested regularly.
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