Safe sex means that you care about your sexual partner’s and
your health and well-being, you reduce risk of unwanted pregnancy, and you
prevent infection when you have any sexual contact. It also means that you get
screened for STDs whenever it is necessary.
Vaginal sex and anal sex are unsafe activities, since blood
and sexual fluids can spread diseases. Hormonal contraception options and
condoms can make these unsafe activities less risky. Many believe that oral sex
is considered safe sex, however, it is a misbelief. If you have oral sex, you
are supposed to use condoms (for fellatio) or Sheer Glyde dams or other
barriers (for oral sex performed on women). Oral sex is “safer”, but
unprotected oral sex can give you ugly surprises: gonorrhea, syphilis, and
hepatitis B.
Sex without intercourse – mutual masturbation or online sex
– is safe activity. It is safer than penetrative sex, however, you still can
get herpes or human papilloma virus. You had better get vaccines against human
papilloma virus and hepatitis B.
Get
Screened
As a responsible person, you should reduce risk and get
screened for STDs. Probably you want to act responsibly, however, you are
unaware of the fact that you are infected. Some sexually transmitted diseases
like gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis do not have obvious symptoms for several
months. If you are infected with HIV(human immunodeficiency virus) and hepatitis B, you will not have any
symptoms for several months, perhaps years.
Again, sexually transmitted infections may not have any
symptoms, however, they can lead to diseases all the same. Get screened, since
it is the only way to tell whether you are infected or not.
You should get a medical check on a regular basis, or, at
least, when you sense that something is not all right with your health. If you
have unprotected sex, you might face serious consequences, and it is not only
HIV that you should think of. Chlamydia, human papilloma virus, pelvic
inflammatory disease and trichomoniasis are sexually transmitted diseases. Half
of the American population gets a sexually transmitted disease at least once in
a lifetime. Buy Maxidus
Painful urination, discharge from your genitals, itching
genitals, bleeding, pain in the lower body are tell-tale signs. You should get
checked if you have had sex with a risky partner: someone whom you do not trust
or who has had a disease just recently.
If you have had sexually transmitted diseases during the
past few years, you should get your sexual health monitored and get tested regularly.
You do not want any unpleasant consequences. If you have several sex partners,
you are at an increased risk.
You must not be shy when it comes to your safety. Tell your
partner that you do want to reduce risk and use protection. Always be very
honest with your doctor! Listen to your health care provider’s advice. Have
physical exams and tests for STDs at least once a year. These tests are not
painful, they are somewhat unpleasant, but they are much better than the
alternatives. You might have to provide urine sample, blood sample, or a swab
of the affected area. Those who belong to the baby boomer generation - they
were born between 1945 and 1965 – should get screened for hepatitis C, too.
