Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Anal sex, also known as anal intercourse, is the term used for any sexual activity involving the anus, anal cavity, sphincter valve and/or rectum, but it’s more particularly used for erect penis insertion into the rectum through the anus. Anal sex is practiced by both heterosexual and homosexual partners.
Anal sex without condom can be an effective way of passing on Sexually Transmissible Diseases (STDs). Anal penetration carries more risks than vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and outercourse. The reason is that rectum and colon are not self-lubricating like the vagina and the delicate colorectal tissue can get damaged more easily due to insertion and friction. Anal penetration can result in physical injury (anal rupture) because the colorectal passage curves are neither strongly muscled nor padded. Colorectal function includes absorption of fluid into the blood stream, providing an efficient entry point for STDs and an easy barrier to cross through even small tears in the intestinal lining.
The insertion of objects with edges or points in anus can be dangerous, and can cause severe injury. Any object forced more than seven or eight inches (17-20 cm) into anus can collide with the sigmoid colon, a bend in the intestine, Rough anal sex can result in internal bleeding with potentially fatal results.
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Fellatio, popular part of oral sex, is a sexual activity that involves the use of the mouth and tongue, to stimulate male genitalia. It’s oral stimulation of the penis.
Technically, fellatio is to take the glans of the erect penis in the mouth while rhythmically caressing the rest of the penis with the hands; the testes and the shaft of the penis can also be licked with the tongue. It’s usually performed by female partner as foreplay before intercourse, as climax of a sexual act, or even following intercourse. Fellatio is commonly slanged as "giving head to," "blowjob" or "sucking off".
Fellatio, when performed to climax, puts both male as well as female involved in the activity, at moderate risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
According to HIV prevention guidelines, people involved in fellatio are almost in the high risk category. The people who usually indulge in unprotected oral sex (fellatio/cunnilingus) are at greater risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Fellatio without ejaculation is in the low risk category, though pre-come may contain viruses.
If a woman performing fellatio is having sores in mouth, cuts in the mouth, or tiny cuts from brushed etc., she may put herself at risk of STDs if her man is suffering from any; or she may put her man at risk, if she is suffering from any of STDs.
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The study report — titled as “Are New Yorkers Having Safe Sex?” released by the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene asserts that 40% of New Yorkers with multiple partners didn't use a condom the last time they had sex.
The report, which came just a few months after the city warned about an alarming increase in H.I.V. infections among young gay men, articulates that over one-third — 36 percent — of New York City men who have sex with other men and have had five or more sex partners within the past year do not consistently use condoms.
According to the study, based on a telephone survey of 10,000 residents conducted by the department’s Bureau of Epidemiology Services, 11 percent of New Yorkers, or 610,000 adults, reported having more than one partner in the past year, and men were three times more likely than women to report multiple partners (17 percent vs. 6 percent).
The study found that young adults (18 to 24 years old) were four times as likely as older adults (45 and older) — 25 percent vs. 6 percent — to report having multiple partners. It found that Asian adults were less likely to report having multiple sex partners than any other ethnic or racial group.
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A new study released by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention articulates that HIV positive rates have been increasing among the young black gay men; HIV has been rising at a rate of 12 percent each year since 2001. The annual increase rate, at 15 percent, was even higher among the African-American gay men aged between 13 to 24.
"Its clear from the report that half of the American AIDS epedemic is occuring among a few percent of the adult population," says Dr. Ronald Stall, an epidemiologist and professor of public health at the University of Pittsburgh.
Phil Wilson, the head of the Black AIDS Institute in Los Angeles, says, "The figures clearly indicate that it's and epidemic out of control and no concrete steps have been taken to prevent the spread of the infection."
According to the C.D.C. report, Sex among men accounted for more than 97,000 new diagnosis over the six years, while on the other hand the diagnosis attributed to high-risk heterosexual contact and injection-drug use, declined annually by 4.4 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively.
The increase in the infection rates are also attributed to the lack of access to information. Because of the strong new treatments, some men believe that it's a less severe disease than it was once. "If you talk to some of these young men, they say, 'If I do get the infection, I will simply take the blue pill or the pink pill, like my friend," Ron Simmons says.
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The number of young "men who have sex with men," or MSM, diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year in the United States – says the study report recently released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC study articulates that male-to-male sex was the largest HIV transmission category in the United States between 2001 and 2006. The CDC health experts use the term "men who have sex with men," or MSM instead of homosexuals because many of these men are not strictly homosexual or even bisexual.
According to CDC, the increase is highest among boys and men between the ages of 13 and 24 years who had sex with other males, particularly among ethnic minorities. The double-digit rise in young gay men is about 10 times higher than in the homosexual community overall, where the number of new infections is going up about 1.5 percent a year.
The report describes trends in diagnoses of HIV/AIDS in 33 states including New York, Florida, New Jersey and Texas, all of which have large numbers of HIV-infected people. Of 214,379 diagnoses during the study period, 46 percent were among MSM.
Richard Wolitski, acting director of HIV-AIDS prevention at CDC, says, “These men represent a new generation that has not been personally affected by AIDS in the same way that their older peers were.”
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According to a new study by the New York City Department of Health, one in four New Yorkers is infected with genital herpes i.e. a quarter of the NY adults are infected with the herpes virus — an incurable sexually-transmitted disease that can cause painful genital sores and can double a person’s risk for HIV.
The study reveals that 26 % of New York’s residents have the virus that causes genital herpes, with national figure standing at 19%. It also reveals that the infection is far more common among African-Americans, nearing 49 percent on average, and the infection rates are higher in women than men.
The director of surveillance for the Health Department's Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Control, Julia Schillinger says, "Genital herpes alone will not cause serious problems for most people, but some people will have painful genital sores, and the infection fosters the spread of HIV."
Viewing the alarming statistics of the study, the New York Health officials advise the NY people to protect themselves and others. In the wake of the study, the health workers are encouraging safe sex and offering free condoms.
Julia Schillinger, the lead author of the study, says, “Using condoms consistently will help you avoid getting or spreading genital herpes.”
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A recent study focusing on sexual practices of U.S. teens has rejected the notion that teens in United States engage in oral sex rather than intercourse to maintain "technical virginity”. Previous studies in 2002 - 2005 had articulated that teens engage in oral sex in order to preserve their "technical virginity," but, the new study that falsified the previous studies was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health; the study was based on a survey conducted on 2,271 females and males age 15 to 19.
According to the study, 55 percent of the teens said they had engaged in oral sex but that this practice was far more common among those who also had engaged in vaginal sex. Teens admitted that they began vaginal and oral sex at roughly the same time - by six months after first vaginal intercourse, 82 percent had also engaged in oral sex.
In a statement, Laura Lindberg of the Guttmacher Institute in New York, who led the study, said, “There is a widespread belief that teens engage in nonvaginal forms of sex, especially oral sex, as a way to be sexually active while still claiming that, technically, they are virgins.”
"However, our research shows that this supposed substitution of oral sex for vaginal sex is largely a myth. There is no good evidence that teens who have not had intercourse engage in oral sex with a series of partners," Lindberg said.
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The number of Minnesotans infected with sexually transmitted diseases has been surging since 1996, showed the report released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for National STD Awareness Month in April. The reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Minnesota are – Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis.
The report titled as “Minnesota Department of Health's 2007 Sexually Transmitted Disease Statistics” articulated that the number of cases of STDs in 2006 was 16,428. The number surged to a new high of 17,057 in 2007. More than 17,000 people became infected with chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis in 2007. That's a 3.8 percent increase over 2006. Adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 had some of the highest rates of STD and comprised the majority of chlamydia cases.
“The rate of chlamydia, which can cause infertility, has more than doubled in the past 12 years and is the driving force behind these record number of STD cases. Chlamydia accounted for more than three-fourths of the total number of cases,” Peter Carr, director of the STD and HIV Section at MDH, said.
Minnesota Health Officials reported that among the 13,412-chlamydia cases, nearly 70 percent occurred in teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. Rates remain elevated among communities of color. The greatest increases for chlamydia, compared to 2006 data, have been in Greater Minnesota with an 8 percent increase, and in Twin City suburbs with a 4 percent increase.
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It is really shocking that one in every four teenage girls in the United States is suffering from a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Certainly, it’s shocking, but it’s a bitter fact. There are more that 3 million teen girls suffering from sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. The number is really stunning!
The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study shows that at least 25 % of teenage girls in the United States are suffering from STDs. Cervical cancer is the most common disease found in teenage girls; the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a virus that causes cervical cancer is by far one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in teen girls aged 14 to 19 in the United States. Cervical cancer affected 18 % of girls who were studied. Other STDs included chlamydia affecting 4 %; trichomoniasis affecting 2.5 %; and herpes simplex virus affecting 2 %.
According to CDC, the highest prevalence of STDs was found among black girls. Nearly half of the black girls in the United States are having sexually transmitted diseases. And, one in every five of white and Mexican-American girls is affected by STDs. The study, based on a sample size of 838 US girls who participated in a study, calls for both treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
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Oral sex is the term used for several sexual activities that involve stimulating the genitals with mouth, lips and tongue. Oral sex is used in both homosexual and heterosexual relationships.
Oral sex includes several sexual activities like fellatio, cunnilingus, anilingus, felching, facesitting, sixty-nine position, eighty-seven position etc.
A study report issued in September 2005 by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed that oral sex among teens is "on the rise". The study surveyed over 12,000 Americans between the ages of 15 and 44, and divulged that over half the teenagers questioned have had oral sex. The study also revealed that oral sex is very common among the dedicated virgins.
According to another study, 70% of women never or seldom achieve orgasm during intercourse, and cunnilingus may be a way for women to achieve orgasm with a partner. Some heterosexual couples use fellatio as a substitute for intercourse during the woman's menstrual cycle.
Oral sex may or may not include the ingestion of semen and vaginal fluids. Organically, semen contains water, small amounts of salt, protein, zinc, and fructose sugar. It is slightly alkaline which causes some to find the taste bitter or brackish, but neither male nor female sexual bodily fluids are in themselves harmful to a sexual partner, apart from concerns of STDs.
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