Did you see the Arizona Republic article earlier in the month reporting that men taking Viagra and Cialis had almost triple of rate of STDs compared to those not taking the medications? The results came from a study of health insurance claims for men age 40 and older and suggest that men taking drugs to treat erectile dysfunction may be more likely to engage in unsafe sex than non-users. Not surprisingly then, in 2007 people age 40 to 49 accounted for the largest proportion of newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, 27 percent, according the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those 50 to 59 accounted for 13 percent.
It is my goal that sane sex becomes the norm, and sex cannot be sane if it is not safe. Ladies, I urge you to insist on condom use every time. Remember that we cannot expect people to treat us better than we treat ourselves. Please do not fall prey to the notion that using a condom means you don’t trust your partner. On the contrary, using protection is an indication of love. Keep in mind that many STDs have no symptoms for long time spans, so many infected people do not know they have an STD until those symptoms appear. The truth is that using a condom is way of showing love and caring for yourself and your partner.
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