But
limiting condom use is just shooting yourself in the foot.
Not exact matches
Rather than surgically removing all boys» foreskin indescriminately, another much less invasive way to prevent STDs would be to educate our sons about SAFE SEX,
LIMITING PARTNERS, AND
USING CONDOMS.
But you can
limit your risk by having intercourse with a mutually monogamous partner who has been tested for STDs and correctly
using a latex
condom.
If you are not
using hormonal birth control and want to
limit your chances of getting pregnant without
using condoms, you need to time your intercourse correctly.
Male contraceptive options have not changed in over a century, and are currently
limited to
condoms and withdrawal (with high pregnancy rates in typical
use), or vasectomy (meant to be permanent).
Although
limited by differences in the quality of the studies included in this review, these findings have important implications: they suggest that women living in regions where HIV infection is common should be offered repeat HIV testing during pregnancy and in the postpartum period to detect incident HIV infections, and that preventing HIV transmission during pregnancy and the postpartum period should be prioritized, for example, by counseling women about the need to
use condoms to prevent transmission during this period of their lives.
Using condoms and
limiting the number of sex partners you have can also reduce your risk of infection.
Little prevention can be taken
limit sexual contact,
use of latex
condom etc..
The risk items investigated included sexual intercourse,
condom use in the last sexual encounter (
limited to youths who were sexually active), fighting, beating up someone, smoking cigarettes, consuming alcoholic beverages,
using marijuana, selling drugs, and delivering drugs during the previous 6 months.
You can further reduce risk by
using condoms and dental dams during all sexual activities,
limiting sexual partners, and choosing partners who have had few or no previous partners — however, these risk - reduction methods don't guarantee that you'll remain HPV - free.
Remember, the best way to avoid STDs is to
limit sexual contact;
use dental dams and latex
condoms; be vaccinated against HPV; and be regularly screened for STDs, along with your partners.