Safe Sex Part 1: 9 Ways To Avoid the Risks
MSN health and fitness recently posted an article on 9 ways to reduce the risks of getting STD’s. Read on…
Can you enjoy an active sex life and still be well protected against sexually transmitted diseases? By adopting healthy habits—some intuitive, some not—and avoiding a few dangerous behaviors, you can greatly reduce your STD risk. Here are nine important changes to make.
1. Don’t decide about sex when under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Just as you wouldn’t endanger yourself or a friend by getting behind the wheel, don’t make sexual decisions when your judgment may be impaired. If your singles scene is one in the same with the bar scene, this can be a difficult guideline to follow. But under the influence of drugs or alcohol, people tend to relax their own rules and standards. In such a state one is more likely to choose the “wrong” partner—especially an anonymous one—and less likely to use protection.
Drugs and sex mix together in an even more dangerous cocktail when one partner has HIV or hepatitis B. Both of these blood-borne illnesses can be contracted by needle and then passed along through sexual contact, or vice versa.
2. Think ahead.
On a great date or a fun night out with friends, it’s easy to be taken adrift by waves of adrenaline, intoxication, or passion. If you decide ahead of time what you will and will not do—and perhaps tell a friend who can look out for you—your good judgment may come to the rescue later in the night. Thinking ahead goes hand in hand with No. 1 (“Don’t make decisions under the influence”).
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