Really? I can understand why some people wouldn't want to do it. But if it were that unsafe there would be a whole lot of gay men dieing from unknown causes.[/quote]

You know I love you njqt model 466, but the incidence of a gay male testing positive for Hepatitis B is astronomically higher than testing positive for HIV. Why? Because we tend to engage in rimming more than heterosexuals.

Back in the early 80's when they came out with a Hep B vaccine I went to my doc for the $200 injections. She first tested me for Hep B. I tested positive. Therefore, the vaccine would do me no good. And, of course, I NEVER experienced any symptoms of hepatitis prior to that time. The majority of people who test positive for Hep B never develop the full-blown disease. But contrary to popular belief it is no longer considered to be transmitted only by sexual contact. It can spread just as easily as Hep A.

Anyway, that's the major risk of rimming. Doesn't matter if you're rimming a woman or a man. As for what I may expect in the future: I'm now in a class of folks more prone to liver cancer (in my 70's) and if I decide to become an alcoholic (I've tried, but alcohol normally doesn't agree with me) I'm more prone to cirrhosis and some not-so-rare blood collagen diseases. But hey, that's what one gets for getting down and dirty with one's partner without being uniformed. No one said getting through life was easy, although it can be fun.