Apparently what lube you use can increase the likely hood of a STI being transmitted, but of course this if either of you have a STI to begin with. Also sometimes wondered how they would test if something helps prevent the transmitting of STIs or STDs without of course having a bunch of people just use them and keeping track of the results. Always had this horrible image get in my head of them taking a group of people with the disease and a group that didn't and randomly pairing them up and then keeping track of who gets something and who doesn't. Which would sorta be a horrible way to test something.
"This study was done on cells in a lab. It doesn't prove that the same thing happens in the human body, but it does mean it's possible. Combined with the results of the study that found an increased risk of STIs with lube usage, it starts to appear that what kind of lube you use really matters."
So Anyway what the study found was that certain common kinds of lube, Astroglide
( one of the few that i've tried from work that i like ), KY Jelly
, not really sure what versions, but the ones they tested increased the transition, and in the case of KY killed off bacteria some of which are normal and beneficial.The good ones where PRÉ
and Wet Platinum
, both of these didn't do anything to the beneficial bacteria or increase the likely hood of STI transmission. The thing about Wet Platinum to remember though is that it is a silicone based lube which wont' be very good to your silicone toys.PRÉ
apparently is advertised as promoting fertility as well as being a friendly lubricant that doesn't hard the body. How well it effects how likely you are to get pregnant I don't really know, but then I'm talking primarily about it being used for anal play specifically. To find out more about this study, please visit Sugar's blog post on it.