Prevent STDs like a p**n star - CNN.com

Ryan and Wylde rehearse a scene in a studio with their director.

(CNN) -- Dylan Ryan and Danny Wylde knew each other online -- she's read his blog, he's seen her tweets -- before they met in person in Los Angeles a few weeks ago. A bit awkward, they made small talk, spending an hour or so getting to know each other.

"When I'm with someone new, my primary bit of nervousness is I have no idea if they'll like me, or be attracted to me, or be interested in me," Ryan says. "It's sort of akin to a first date situation."

But this wasn't a first date -- it was strictly business. After chatting, Ryan and Wylde got to work, which in their case meant h****g s*x. Ryan and Wylde (their stage names) are adult performers.

While hooking up with a new co-star can provoke some anxiety, there's one thing they're usually not anxious about: getting a s******y transmitted disease from their co-star, since both get tested for STDs at least once a month. [...]

Full article at cnn.com

If s*x work were a legal job the same would be true of most prostitutes, I'd expect, and I'd also expect that it wouldn't result in a huge explosion in the use of their services although it would stand to reason that a certain number of the curious but law-abiding would try it on for size. On the other hand those who frequent s*x workers for the thrill of the taboo would look elsewhere for their rush so it would probably mostly balance out even in the beginning.

 

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