We at Tweaker.org want you to have a lot of hot sex. And to know the options so you can decide what works for you.
It’s good to know that we have options when choosing to have sex the way we want to and lower our risk for HIV or STIs. In 2012 a new medication was released that would become a key strategy in HIV prevention. PrEP, which stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is an effective way to prevent HIV. With PrEP, people who are HIV-negative take a pill (Truvada) once a day to reduce the risk of getting infected if they’re exposed to HIV. PrEP is an additional method that is recommended to be used with other HIV prevention strategies such as condoms.
While there are lots of things that lower our risk, it’s important to know that none of these strategies are foolproof. When we’re out in the mix and having sex with other guys, there can be the risk of getting or transmitting HIV.
If you or your sex partner is HIV-positive, communicate about viral load. A HIV-positive individual who has a suppressed viral load (undetectable) can NOT transmit HIV. Watch stories about what it means to be undetectable. Sometimes the term used for using HIV treatment as a way to limit transmission is “treatment as prevention.”
Have a strategy for anal sex with guys whose HIV status is different from yours: use condoms, PrEP, or treatment as prevention.
If condoms or PrEP aren’t in the picture
Have sex with guys the same HIV status as you. (serosorting)
Only do things you both agree to, like having the HIV negative guy do the fucking. (seropositioning)
Use lube and LOTS of it! This reduces the amount of tearing in the ass, tearing that might help HIV transmission happen.
Have more fuck buddies than anonymous partners. In other words, know your tricks better and treat your tricks right.