My q for lsbs who defend protection is; have you really tried?

..dental dam, glove or plastic wrap for oral sex? there are some recommendations in the websites for safe sex ..have u tried these?
For I and my partner did, none of us could feel anything :S and we threw it away...I just had to believe in her loyalty and thats really tough..any experiences and advises? and I know on the other hand that HPV can be transmitted via direct skin contact..If there are no active lesions of HPV or a positive HPV history and if the couple is seronegative for HIV either what is the need for safe sex in a woman to woman sex..since it takes away all the sense you get from an oral contact..?? (PS: I am a MD, is that a conflict? :) )

I also found an interesting suggestion here at http://lesbianlife.about.com/cs/sex/a/sa...

"Use latex barriers every time you have sex for six months.
After six months, both of you should be tested for STDs, such as herpes, HIV and hepatitis C. If you both test negative, and there are no other bacterial infections, such as Chlamydia, you and your partner may decide to have barrier-free sex.
Remember this presumes that you trust your partner is truly monogamous. "

When I am with a new partner I ALWAYS use dams and gloves. My health is way more important than some minor loss of sensation. And the loss is minor if you're doing it correctly.

When my gf and I decided we were seriously dating and mutually exclusive, we got tested for everything and we both tested clean. We still had safe sex for 6 months, got re-tested, came out clean, and only then did we stop using barriers. We both value our health.

Only you can decide what's right for you; but you have to value your partner's opinion too.

honestly... i have NEVER used any type of protection...

i have been tested and i like to say i got lucky... lol and i have slipped up and dun things i shouldnt have and im like u kno what u really should next time...do right!

i also keep it to alotta low "risk" type things... but even that is just an excuse...

thats a really good question... something to think about

i am having the same problem , i don't use any protection , but luckily i am still clean lol , but i have been wondering and looking for a way that i can have safe sex and have fun at the same time

I have to be honest-no I haven't.

nope...

I was celibate for 6 years before getting together with my current partner, so I knew I was clean. My partner gets tested every 6 months and was celibate for 5 months before we got together, so we used protection for two months, then both got tested again, it was time for both of us to get our every 6 months tests done, and since we were both clean at that time, we have not used any form of protection since then. We are in a monogamous relationship and we still get tested every 6 months.

I firmly believe in using protection, yes, you lose a little feeling, but my health is way more important than a little feeling.

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