Group sex safety is an issue that should be considered very seriously before engaging in the related practice.
To protect oneself it is important to act on the following basic group sex safety recommendations.
The first thing to remember is that participation in sexual intercourse
of three or more partners increases the risk of transmitting venereal
diseases (STIs or STDs) manifold through penile-vaginal copulation,
oral or anal sex. Remember that the various bacteria, viruses, fungi or
other causative agents may spread through genital-genital,
oral-genital, genital-anal, oral-anal or even skin contact. Diseases
falling under the above classification include HIV/AIDS, Herpes
Simplex, Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis B and Syphilis to name just a few.
Moreover, some of the STDs have different incubatory periods, during
which they may be asymptomatic, so to provide for group sex safety
preservatives like condoms, gloves or dental dams should be used;
however, the best way to ensure group sex safety is for new partners to
get tested for STIs before coming into sexual contact.
With the above concerns for group sex safety in mind, safer sex parties started
to be organized, where people do not engage in penetrative sex directly, but concentrate
on protected fellatio/cunnilingus, perform group masturbation, use various sex
toys, etc., thus minimizing the health risks.
Another way to improve group sex safety is to negotiate taboos of the event, establish the limits or discuss safe-words (as for bdsm group sex) and not to have sex with people whose status of health is not clear. Engaging in amateur group sex, especially under alcoholic or drug intoxication and without due preventive measures considerably reduces group sex safety.
Mutual consent of all participants is also a vital precondition for
achieving group sex safety. Forced group sex, on the other hand can
result in severe psychological as well as physical trauma. |