Dental dam advice please

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Ash - 20 Jul 2003 04:34 GMT

Does anybody in the group have experience with dental dams? I want to
start giving my girlfriend oral sex but occassionally I get coldsores
on my lips. I've done some reading on dental dams and would like to
try using one. What are the best types/brands?

Thanks very much.

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arlyn - 20 Jul 2003 10:44 GMT

I have never tried one so I can't help you there. I was just wondering if
you were taking any of the antiviral meds. They would help out a lot as far
as protecting your partner goes.

Take care,
ar

> Does anybody in the group have experience with dental dams? I want to
> start giving my girlfriend oral sex but occassionally I get coldsores
> on my lips. I've done some reading on dental dams and would like to
> try using one. What are the best types/brands?
>
> Thanks very much.

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M2slo2cht@Yahoo.com - 20 Jul 2003 13:02 GMT

Another thought, ... your girlfriend's lack of symptoms is no
indication that she's hsv negative. And since asymptomatic hsv1 is so
common, you may both be infected with the same type already. It
wouldn't hurt for you both to be bloodtested. Your risk of tranmission
might be lower than you think.

Meanwhile:
http://www.condom.com/oralsex-woman.html
http://www.condomania.com/jump.jsp?itemType=GATEWAY&itemID=4

>I have never tried one so I can't help you there. I was just wondering if
>you were taking any of the antiviral meds. They would help out a lot as far
>as protecting your partner goes.

"Ash" wrote:

>> Does anybody in the group have experience with dental dams? I want to
>> start giving my girlfriend oral sex but occassionally I get coldsores
>> on my lips. I've done some reading on dental dams and would like to
>> try using one. What are the best types/brands?
>> Thanks very much.

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Angela - 20 Jul 2003 18:42 GMT

While you are researching all the different types of dental dams ... have
you thought about going on suppression with a good antiviral medication such
as Valtrex?

Hang In There,

~Angela

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PickingUpThePieces/

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