I visited Sheri's Ranch in August 2009. First time in a brothel. Partied with a gorgeous woman, and had a ridiculously good time. Unfortunately I developed a nasty case of molluscum contagiosum. It took 6 months to completely go away. Pretty tough to hide it from my wife, my only other partner for many years. The whole thing freaked me out, and I ended up getting tested for everything. Fortunately, it was all negative.
I'm a physician so I completely understand the risk profile of this hobby. Chances of getting HIV are miniscule. Chances of getting chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis are highly unlikely. Chances of getting HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or molluscum are very real.
Weighing it all out, I still am tempted to visit Sheri's every time I'm in Vegas for a medical conference. I REALLY REALLY want to go, but I can't bring myself to make the drive. I wish there was a way to make things even cleaner and safer than they are now.
Hear it from the biggest basher of LPIN. High cost, too many safety oriented rules (plastic on everything) and indifferent service by some money hungry girls is the downfall of LPIN. Yet LPIN is as safe as commercial sex will ever get. It is safer than Singapore, Germany and Canada, all much better and cheaper legal partying destinations. In all these places uncovered DATY, BBBJ and CIM is offered, something not so common in LPIN. In sex more the contact the better it is, full body to body AMP massage, DATY, BBBJ, doing it raw are all fun. If a girl was tested as thoroughly as LPIN's are, I would do it totally uncovered, if offered.
So make up your mind either be scared and have no fun or else enjoy the 20 minutes between a womens legs and visit Sheri's or wherever else be it.
BTW, my son caught MC on his shoulder years ago from swimming pool towels, when he was 9, so it is not something exclusive to sex. Too bad you caught it on your first roll of the dice, in my 40 years mongering experience , careful mongers catch a nasty once every 5 years or so. Well worth it considering how much fun we get. I party 100-150 times a year, mostly Indie, so your risk will be much less than mine. Go for it
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