Safe sex

Condomsare sold inmachinessuch as this one. They can help prevent a pregnancy. They can also limit the spread of some sexually-transmitted diseases. The text on the machine readsYou have a choice.

Safe sex(also calledSafer sexorprotected sex) is to havesexin a safe way. There are manydangerswith having sex. Perhaps the most well-known are:

• Unwantedpregnancy;contraceptioncan help this.
• Catchingdiseases that can be spread through having sex.Some of these, such asSyphilis,GonorrheaorTrichomoniasiscan be cured. Others conditions, such asAIDS,Hepatitis,andHerpes simplexare caused byviruses.Such diseases or conditions are hard to cure, or they cannot be cured at all.Condomscan help limit the spread of these diseases.

There are many ways of having safe sex. Some of these include:

• Using acondomordental damto create abarrierbetween the individuals. This is the way which most people have safe sex.
• Masturbatingrather than havingnormalsex. This is because the body parts never come into contact making it harder for diseases to spread.
• Oral Sexis also lots safer although there is still a high risk. Using a condom or dam while having oral sex orrimmingis even safer.
• Abstinence,or not having sex at all.