I think something similar has been asked before, but I am wondering if there is a risk ofcontracting STI's from nude contact dances (especially grinding) if other dancers in your club are infected. There are rumors in my club of a girl that had genital warts removed and some dancers think she should not be allowed to work there. I pointed out though that warts are caused by HPV, which is the most common STI, and that most people who have it don't even know it and can still transmit it. So unless we are all going to undergo testing, you can't just fire one person. I started wondering also how serious a risk it actually is and found that some diseases (HPV, gonnerhea, and trich) CAN possibly be spread via fomites- inanimate objects that have been exposed.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/lib...11120_hpv.html
Today HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S.
Up to 20 million Americans are currently infected with sexually transmitted HPV, and it is estimated that 75 percent of reproductive age women and men have been infected with genital HPV at some point in their lives.
HPV infection can be clinical (symptomatic) or subclinical (asymptomatic), and many people with HPV never know they have it.
Some research also suggests that genital HPV can be transmitted through nonsexual routes, via fomites - inanimate objects such as towels or underwear.
http://merck.praxis.md/index.asp? pa...on=report&ss=1
In the past, direct contact was thought necessary for transmission of HPV. However, HPV can survive in a desiccated environment, so transmitted by fomites may be possible [1] [2]. Also, HPV DNA can be detected on the fingers of patients with genital warts, which suggests that transmission does not always require genital-to-genital contact [3].
http://www.bcma.org/public/bc_medical_journal/BCMJ/april_2004/std.asp
N. gonorrhoeae can survive up to 24 hours on fomites (toilet seats, towels) in moist purulent secretions.
http://www.ecu.edu/intmedresidency/currentresidents/Review%20Questions/Evaluation%20and%20Management%20of%20Vaginitis.pdf
Trichomonas vaginales is the organism observed on the wet preparation. Over 3 million women are diagnosed with trichomoniasis yearly. Infection occurs in the vagina, urethra, and bladder. The organism is usually transmitted by sexual intercourse; however, T. vaginalis has been known to survive outside the body for several hours and, rarely, may be transmitted by fomites such as clothing or towels.
Do any of you worry about this? Should I suggest we carry little lap towels like women at some clubs do? I know the obvious solution, would be to enforce the "no grinding" rules, but we have really moved to being a grind club within the last few months and I don't think that is going to change.



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