I've never had a throat swob, next time I go the clinic I'll be having one though - thank you for sharing

I found that my clinic only gave me a throat swab when I told them I was working.  Just another reason to tell them what you do.

I've found different clinics have different policies with regard to throat swabs.  In Portsmouth they routinely gave them to WGs; here in Glasgow they just don't do it at all.

Quote from: littlepeanut on 26 February 2012, 03:08:36 pm

I found that my clinic only gave me a throat swab when I told them I was working.  Just another reason to tell them what you do.

I've found different clinics have different policies with regard to throat swabs.  In Portsmouth they routinely gave them to WGs; here in Glasgow they just don't do it at all.

I get them here, but I have to ask for them, and absolutely have to tell them about work. I've tried asking for one but not explaining my work, and they just looked at me as if I was insane     

That is weird, particularly since the last clinic I went to told me that most girls who walk in don't practice safe oral sex.

I got a throat swab, but then I lied to them.

Wow!  I thought it was common practice for GUM clinics to offer you a throat swab if you wanted a full testing/screening, without telling them what you do or having to ask for it.   

What would you say the key things are to make OW a satisfying experience for the client??

Do you think it's better to give that with a condom, or using a dental dam? I ask only because the basis of OWO is the movement of the mouth up and down the penis, and thus the movement of the skin of the penis - you can't achieve this in OW - I too agree that a jolly good hand job then put a condom on is a good idea, but just wondered, once you put it on, how would you say you deliver a good blow job when there is let's face it, a very restrictive piece of 'equipment' in place???

And yes, re HPV - the type that causes cervical cancer in women: the government is inocculating our girls against it, but not the boys. Thus showing women as disease-spreading sluts (really, it is isn't it!) and totally failing to protect our boys, especially those who are gay who are being given no protection at all! For those of us with sons it might be pertinent to look at getting them innoculated. But it does cost over ?300 so better start saving now!!!!! For men who contract HPV (HPV-16 I believe), it can give them throat or anal cancer. It lives in all the linings of the body eg the vagina/cervix, throat, anus, mouth (and please, anyone, if I have this wrong, please tell me but this is what I remember from a recent programme about a guy who had throat cancer due to HPV - only ever given oral to his wife who must have had HPV - we are telling our kids to have safe sex but giving oral by either party, is clearly NOT safe...  Intercourse with a condom is actually better isn't it!!! So if you lick another girl out you could get it, if he licks you out, you could get it. That's how I understand it....

I'm not sure and does anyone know, about if you already have it (and I must cos I had abnormal cervical cells that has to be lasered away 3 years ago), and you have the jab for it, does it kill it off or how does it work??

And yes, re HPV - the type that causes cervical cancer in women: the government is inocculating our girls against it, but not the boys. Thus showing women as disease-spreading sluts (really, it is isn't it!) and totally failing to protect our boys, especially those who are gay who are being given no protection at all! For those of us with sons it might be pertinent to look at getting them innoculated. But it does cost over ?300 so better start saving now!!!!! For men who contract HPV (HPV-16 I believe), it can give them throat or anal cancer. ...

.. if you already have it ... and you have the jab for it, does it kill it off or how does it work??

If you already have the two or four strains - and most sexually active adults do - then having the vaccines gives you no benefit (and you can bet the drugs companies did the studies).

Yep, when introduced, these were the most expensive vaccines available. Curiously, there was a rash of 'HPV gives you x' stories at the same time, including that crap programme. In reality, the vast majority of throat and anal cancel is very clearly linked to other things - smoking and alcohol for the former and being HIV+ for the latter.

So vaccinating girls before they are sexually active makes lots of sense - women are overwhelmingly the ones who die thanks to HPV - whereas doing all the boys too doesn't. You're still going to tell the gay ones to use condoms for anal sex and, if they don't, they have more things to worry about than HPV.