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 if you learn the following guidelines and stick to them!

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• NEW! Jack's Quickie ~ The short list on safer, healthier barebacking
• NEW! Testing Site Finder ~ We've taken the work out of locating places to get HIV tests
• LOOK! Jack's Spermometer ~ A visual risk assessment chart

"Safer" Unsafe Sex Tips:

• 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
• So you just found out you're POZ!?! ~ Some tips on coping with this major life change
  
  
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TOPS, as well as all barebackers:
  The Ways Your Body Betrays: Why tops are more at risk than previously believed

Your Sexual Body:

• Shaving "down there" ~ front and back
• Douching before sex

Party Drugs and You:

• The Meth Lab ~ What's in it, what it does, why you're fucked.
• "The Other Woman" ~ Jack vs. Tina
• The Meth Test ~ Find out how much you know about Crystal Meth.
• Meth Myth vs. Fact ~ No more excuses!
• True Confessions ~ Tina's exes tell all. And it ain't pretty.

Prescription Drugs and Vaccines:

• Becoming a Vaccine-Nation ~ If you're negative, you can do something positive!
• HVTN ~ The HIV Vaccine Trial Networks website lists the several HIV vaccine trials currently being conducted
• Viagra ~ Official Pfizer information about the little blue boner booster

Sex and HIV Research:

• Project Lifeguard OC publishes a rather nice online newsletter geared toward AIDS prevention. It's always worth a read, even if you are not a resident of Orange County, CA.
• Sexual Risk Assessment ~ Rick Sowadsky's FAQ's on sexual risk @ TheBody.com.

Public Service:

• Sex Lube Study ~ Because sexual lubricants do not need to be safety tested before being marketed, the International Rectal Microbicides Working Group is asking you to answer their easy questionnaire on the types of anal sexual lubricants you like to use.
• Bumps2Bare ~ Project B2B, A New York University Study, has asked for your cooperation in a study if you PnP (use drugs) and fuck bareback. The 3 hour interview pays $50.00 and is promised to be non-judgmental. Click the link for the contact info.

Orange Alert:

• The Ways Your Body Betrays: Why tops are more at risk than previously believed
• Gonorrhea Hardly a "Goner" A new epidemic may be on the horizon now that the oldest (and 2nd most reported) STD in the world has outsmarted us humans again.
• LGV Alert A rare strain of chlamydia is being passed among gay men. This page contains descriptions of symptoms & treatment
• www.healthypenis.org Info on the syphilis epidemic affecting gay men
• MRSA alert A resitant staph infection is going around
  
  

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• The Buzz ~ Read what others have to say about BarebackHealth.net. You might be surprised by who is saying what these days!
  
  

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Fun and Useful Information from Barebackjack.com:

• Dear Jack ~ Bareback Jack's saucy advice for sex pigs
• Jack's Perspective ~ Jack's editorial column covers topics of interest to barebackers
• Jack's Outburst ~ Outburst is Jack's Opinion Page covering politics, movies, and other social issues
• Interviews with Bareback Jack ~ Jack gives it straight to the media
• How to Properly Measure Your Penis ~ Jack's tried and true techniques,
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