Here's a staggering fact for you.. Of 3000 people surveyed, 35% admitted having unsafe sex with a stranger or new partner whilst away on holiday! 35%!!!
But it seems that of the 35%, the 26-30 year old age bracket were least likely to have had unsafe sex, only 6% didn't use condoms - So what percentage of 50+yr olds do you think practiced unsafe sex on holiday?? 16%!
Do you think this is down to sex education? Is it because these days talking about sex isn't such a taboo subject and therefore young people know where and how to access free condoms and other methods of contraception?
Whatever age you are - If you are off on your hols, or even staying at home, don't forget to use condoms.. Read our STI of the week blog for some pretty good reasons why they are important!
If you live in Suffolk and need free condoms then visit the No Risks website.
Stay safe!
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
**STI Of The Week - Week 4... HERPES!**
My STI of the week this week was chosen after reading an interesting news article the other day; a guy has been jailed for 14 months, for knowlingly giving his girlfriend genital herpes whilst they were in a relationship together.
So how serious is genital herpes? And does it deserve a jail sentence for passing it on? Let's find out....
Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or type 2. It causes painful blisters to appear on the genitals and the surrounding areas. Herpes can also be found in the anus, eyes and mouth - which are more commonly known as coldsores.
HSV is highly contagious and can be passed easily from one person to another by direct contact. Genital herpes is usually transmitted by having sex (vaginal, anal or oral) with an infected person. Even if someone with genital herpes does not have any symptoms, it is possible for them to pass the condition on to a sexual partner.
Herpes is a long term condition - once you have it, it's there for life although the reoccurances do slow down as the years pass. and symptoms can be controlled with antiviral medication, but there is no cure. Sometimes it remains dormant, so in 8 out of 10 people they may not even know that they have it.
So all that said, it's not a particularly nice condition, especially since it's there for life and therefore could have an affect on future relationships - 14 months in prison actually seems like a small price to pay!
It's not too hard to stay safe, make sure that you use a condom with all your sexual partners.. And of course the easiest way to do that if you live in Suffolk is to register on the 'C-Card' scheme, giving you access to not only free condoms, but also chlamydia testing too! For more information visit the 'No Risks' website.
Take care and stay safe!!
So how serious is genital herpes? And does it deserve a jail sentence for passing it on? Let's find out....
Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or type 2. It causes painful blisters to appear on the genitals and the surrounding areas. Herpes can also be found in the anus, eyes and mouth - which are more commonly known as coldsores.
HSV is highly contagious and can be passed easily from one person to another by direct contact. Genital herpes is usually transmitted by having sex (vaginal, anal or oral) with an infected person. Even if someone with genital herpes does not have any symptoms, it is possible for them to pass the condition on to a sexual partner.
Herpes is a long term condition - once you have it, it's there for life although the reoccurances do slow down as the years pass. and symptoms can be controlled with antiviral medication, but there is no cure. Sometimes it remains dormant, so in 8 out of 10 people they may not even know that they have it.
So all that said, it's not a particularly nice condition, especially since it's there for life and therefore could have an affect on future relationships - 14 months in prison actually seems like a small price to pay!
It's not too hard to stay safe, make sure that you use a condom with all your sexual partners.. And of course the easiest way to do that if you live in Suffolk is to register on the 'C-Card' scheme, giving you access to not only free condoms, but also chlamydia testing too! For more information visit the 'No Risks' website.
Take care and stay safe!!
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
A Super Busy Week!
So, first of all, a *public* apology.. I didn't manage to find time to write my STI of the week blog last week, and this week looks unlikely too due to such busy schedules, however I promise that next weeks will be bigger and better than ever!
There is a lot going on in the news this week and one of the articles I have found most interesting was headlined "Teenage Pregnancy Is Contagious" - It would appear that a study of Norwegian teenage girls has shown that if a teen girls older sister had a baby in their teens then the younger sibling would follow suit in as many as 2 in 5 families.
So, what do you think? Is teenage pregnancy a trend? Leave me some comments below!
That's all for today folks, please do give us feedback on the blog and I *promise* that I will be back with STI of the week next week, in the meantime please visit No Risks for further details on STI's & all other Sexual Health issues.
Take Care!
There is a lot going on in the news this week and one of the articles I have found most interesting was headlined "Teenage Pregnancy Is Contagious" - It would appear that a study of Norwegian teenage girls has shown that if a teen girls older sister had a baby in their teens then the younger sibling would follow suit in as many as 2 in 5 families.
So, what do you think? Is teenage pregnancy a trend? Leave me some comments below!
That's all for today folks, please do give us feedback on the blog and I *promise* that I will be back with STI of the week next week, in the meantime please visit No Risks for further details on STI's & all other Sexual Health issues.
Take Care!
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