If you have chosen to ditch the condoms...

LifeLube spotlights BarebackHealth.net as a nice set of resources to help inform you of the risks, with tips on how to minimize the harms. While we do not advocate barebacking, if you have already made the decision to fuck without condoms, we'd like for you to learn all the ways you can keep yourself as healthy as possible.

As the kids used to say, just keepin' it real...

From the site - "There's no question that bareback sex is natural and feels better. But there is still risk involved, regardless of whether you're HIV-Negative or HIV+Positive. And no matter what position you favor, you still ought to keep on "top" of your health. Bareback sex doesn't have to mean unhealthy sex."

Check these out!

"Safer" Unsafe Sex Tips from BarebackHealth.net:

• LOOK! Jack's Spermometer ~ A visual risk assessment chart
• For the HIV-Negative Male
• For the HIV+Positive Male
• For those who are unsure of their HIV status
• The Reason for Containment
• Sero-Sorting instead of condoms
• The Concern Over Reinfection
• Dipping ~ What is it, and is it good for you?
• "Safer Barebacking Considerations" ~ by Michael Scarce
• Sex and the Consummate Cocksucker
• Viral Load ~ What the term "Viral Load" means and does not mean to the sexual player
• Making Your Bareback Party Safer for All
• HIV Test News ~ The latest improvements in HIV testing
• HIV Testing Schedule ~ Get on a program based on your sex life
• The ABC's of STD's ~ HIV isn't the only concern to barebackers. Here's a short guide to STD's
• Disclosing tips ~ Helpful advice on how to tell your recent partner(s) that you have an STD
  
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TOPS, as well as all barebackers:
  The Ways Your Body Betrays: Why tops are more at risk than previously believed

Hey, have you heard about rectal microbicides? Still in the research and development phase, rectal microbicides may be gels, lubricants, enemas, douches or suppositories that could provide protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the absence of condoms. Yes, they could make barebacking a safer proposition! Learn more about the ongoing advocacy and research activities to make safe, effective and acceptable rectal microbicides a reality at the home of the International Rectal Microbicide Advocates.