sex in the dr etc.

JoeJoe · #1 03-20-2006, 09:37 PM

Ok .. I'm not nessarily thinking about having sex with the guy I am talking to but I am going to live in the DR for 4-5 months while going to school there and if something does happen in the end.. I want to be responsible and safe about it.. Is there somewhere that a man or woman can get tested for HIV and other std's in the Santo Domingo area? So if the time came that we were even on level to think about those kind of things, I could be safe about it.

Robert · #2 03-20-2006, 10:21 PM

Clinics all over the city. I'm actually surprised how many, I must have 3-4 with 5 mins walk of my place alone.

JoeJoe · #3 03-20-2006, 10:33 PM

so.. if i were to ask him to get tested.. would he take offense to that do you think.. or no.. I'm not sure how a man would.. respond to that..

drbill · #4 03-20-2006, 10:38 PM

Yes, if something does "happen in the end", you can go to LA CLINICA or to a similar place called LA HOSPITAL. These are places where people go for medical attention in this country; they offer things like doctors and laboratory tests and they are quite popular. Just ask any taxi driver for a convenient location.

I'm pretty old and a little cynical, but for what it's worth to you, my advice is to assume the absolute worst and behave accordingly. Did you know that some latex products (available in the FARMACIA) actually glow in the dark?

kjt96 · #5 03-20-2006, 10:59 PM

is there actually a PROBLEM with high rates of STD's in DR???? I mean, one should always be careful, but .....

Charlielyn · #6 03-20-2006, 11:06 PM

Aids is very high in the DR. Any sex with a Dominican , male or female, must be taken very seriously. Always use protection. Many resorts test their workers at regular intervals because of their involvement with tourists. One fellow who worked at the RIU hotels that I know has full blown aids. A shame because he was a great guy. This goes for many Dominicans who do not work in resorts too.

JoeJoe · #7 03-20-2006, 11:07 PM

I would use a condom no matter what the circumstances.. just .. i would want to know.. just like I would want to know if I was with a man in canada too..

Charlielyn · #8 03-20-2006, 11:42 PM

Tests have to be repeated after 3 months to make sure that the virus is not present. Therefore, for 3 months safe sex is mandatory even in Canada. Do not take chances. Dominican men are always saying that they want to make babies with the tourists. That means they have unprotected sex.

JoeJoe · #9 03-20-2006, 11:56 PM

LOL well I certainly do NOT want babies at this moment in time.. I don't care how smoothe the guy is with his lines.. no babies for me!

rellosk · #10 03-20-2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlielyn

...Dominican men are always saying that they want to make babies with the tourists. That means they have unprotected sex.

I think you can remove the words "with the tourists" from the above.