- Fluid bonding
Fluid bonding is the practice of
sexual partner s who explicitly choose to expose themselves to each other'sbodily fluid s.The usual motivating factor is greater enjoyment of sex without barriers,
latex or otherwise. Since fluid exposure is a conduit forSTD s, by taking part in fluid bonding, participants are effectively trusting their sexual partners with their mutualhealth . Ruling out sex or requiring strict protective behavior with any third partners is a common strategy for safety. The risks of belonging to a fluid-bonded group rise with the size of that group.Two fluid-bonded partners can practice fluid monogamy. Larger groups of people have also taken part in fluid-bonded
polyamorous relationships. One approach to fluid bonding is for partners to agree not to exchange fluids with anyone for some period of time, then undergo a comprehensivesexually transmitted disease screening. The waiting period is needed because some STD's take a while to show up in a test (older AIDS tests required 6 months to be effective, the commonly used tests in 2008 still take 3 months, and only recently havePCR tests been available to the public that are effective in two weeks). The couple is then free to evaluate any risk that sharing their fluids might entail.See also
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Polyfidelity
*Barebacking
*Human bonding References
* Eaton and Liszt, "
The Ethical Slut ", Greenery Press, page 213-214
* [https://dlib.lib.washington.edu/dspace/bitstream/1773/2057/2/Allen04.pdf Barriers: An Analysis of the Use of Safer Sex Methods in the Queer Community]
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