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TheOne
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Sex with another person is never “safe.” There is always risk.
Of course, by that standard, driving a car is never “safe.” And yet most of us feel safe if we are in a car with airbags and we wear a seatbelt and we drive carefully. We understand that we have minimized the risks as much as possible. Applying that to sex, then, suggests some best practices:
Of course, by that standard, driving a car is never “safe.” And yet most of us feel safe if we are in a car with airbags and we wear a seatbelt and we drive carefully. We understand that we have minimized the risks as much as possible. Applying that to sex, then, suggests some best practices:
- Always use barriers, like condoms, for any sex act with significant STD risk. This definitely includes vaginal and anal sex; it should probably include oral sex, but most people don't like a mouth full of latex, so they accept higher risk there.
- Only have sex with people whose STD status you know. And by “know,” I mean, you've asked them, they've answered you, and you know enough about them to judge them trustworthy.
- Get tested on a regular basis, to catch any infections early, and to protect your partners.