Let0s face it. If you want to stay safe from disease, you have got to use safe sex practices. But, in order to better understand the importance of following safe sex practices and using a condom, it is helpful to better understand sexually transmitted diseases.
So, to that end, we thought it would be helpful to explore some facts about STDs. For example, did you know that approximately one out of every four women knows nothing about her partner0s sexual past and one out of five men are in the same boat? It is precisely this level of ignorance that highlights the importance of following safe sex practices each and every time you have sex 0 particularly if you are not in a monogamous relationship with the person you are having sex with.
Another frightening fact is that a survey in 1995 showed that approximately two-thirds of women between the ages of 18 and 60 didn0t know anything about STDs other than AIDS. If these people are unaware of these diseases, how are they getting properly educated about safe sex practices? Obviously, the less they know about these diseases, the less likely they are […]
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With increasing incidence and information on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the AIDS epidemic, the term safe sex has also made its way to public consciousness. Loosely defined, safe sex is a practice in which one or both partners take action in preventing the transmission of STDs and HIV. Common diseases that are spread through sexual contact are gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis B, Chlamydia, and trichomoniasis. The prevalence of these diseases in the U.S. has underscored the urgency of promoting and practicing safe sex. However, there are some diseases that are transferred through non-sexual means, such as needle-sharing and blood transfusion.
Though most STDs are curable, they bring a lot of physical and mental anxieties to the afflicted person. So far, abstinence is the only foolproof way to avoid these unpleasant conditions. However, when abstinence is neither applicable nor desired, there are several ways to prevent the transmission of STDs, all of which are promoted in the practice of safe sex.
First option is to maintain a monogamous relationship with someone whom you are absolutely sure to be disease-free. Be aware, though, that marriage is no guarantee that you won0t contact STDs, as gynecologists have long reported cases of […]
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If we lived in a perfect world, every person would go to the doctor before they decided to embark on a sexual relationship and get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Then, each person would stock up on condoms and dental dams and use them properly for each sexual encounter. There would be no AIDS epidemic, no HPV, no chlamydia, no gonorrhea. Unfortunately, we do not live in that utopia. More than likely, most people about to begin a sexual relationship do so at a moment0s notice and barely have time to get the condom out of the package (that is if a condom is even available). Many people will likely need to get tested for various sexually transmitted diseases in their lifetime. Here is a rundown of several sexually transmitted diseases and the methods used to test for them.
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea
Both of these diseases are tested in the same way. A physician can test for chlamydia either with a swab test or a urine test. With a swab test, the sample is obtained from a woman0s cervix or from a man0s urethra with a swab. It is suggested that if a woman is sexually active, these tests should be administered annually. […]
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