Even in a monogamous relationship, it is a good idea to be taking PReP.
Totally unnecessary, even though I generally support your sentiments. There’s zero reason to spend money, and suffer side effects by taking PReP in a monogamous relationship with basic trust. Especially in places and nations where HIV is extremely rare amongst straight people.
I'd trust most high end sex workers, gay or trans hook-ups, or polyamorous affairs, even raw dogging it, far more than I would ever trust a straight one night stand at a bar or off of Tinder.
That would be very unwise given basic statistics. The fact of the matter is that more partners, plus a generally higher degree of risk willingness, and a natural tendency to perform sexual acts with higher a higher transmission rate (I.e. anal) = much greater risks.
I don’t know where you’re from, but where I am from the majority of the STD transmissions, especially the more serious stuff, originates and perpetuates, mainly via men who have sex with other men. This is something that is well studied and fairly common in a lot of places. HIV is getting less common thanks to stuff like PrEP, however that has also caused a significant portion of said persons to not care about condoms. Causing them to be a steady source of a lot of other STDs.
In addition the stuff about sex workers is also a little wacky. If it’s a well tested pornstar, yeah you are probably right, but there is a lot of raw dogging in amongst regular sex workers amongst trans people and men that have sex with men. If you read anything about it on peoples experiences on forums you’ll see plenty of examples of attempts at or successful stealthing, pay for bare etc.
it isn’t just the professionals either.
As someone who’s topped a couple of trans women, and engaged in dating them in addition to women. Let me tell you this, almost all of them were dtf without any condoms or tests straight away. That is something that I have never done, and almost never been offered with women on the first encounter.
I’m sorry man, but the average Joe slamming a random tinder chick raw once in a new moon is gambling a lot less, risk wise, than the average non straight person will in a similar setting. Don’t get me wrong if it’s a pattern sooner or later you can and will pick up a lot of things, but you’re still somewhat unlikely to get infected with the worst stuff. At least that’s the case where I’m from.
Anyways outside of BiAD, wearing a rubber until you have a mutual faith, and a clean test sheet to back it up is good practice. The risk differs a lot based on who you bang.
