Reasons to Practice Safe Sex
The majority of people have very little worry when you think of being
intimate with others. Perhaps your number one concern is pregnancy and,
of course, you know the steps to take to prevent that from happening.
Maybe you have been with one partner all of your life and trust that
they have never strayed. Whatever the reasons, practicing safe sex can
be as simple as only having one partner, or using condoms and having
regular checkups.
 Situations can become a bit more complicated,
though, as you begin or extend your sexual lives. Divorce or loss of a
loved one can certainly put you back into the dating game and then, of
course, there are those who are just beginning to date, to experiment,
and fall in love. There are a few more reasons that practicing safe sex
is very important, namely sexually transmissible diseases. It’s not an
easy subject to pursue but knowing the facts will help you make good
decisions for yourself that could affect you over your lifetime.
STD is short for sexually transmissible disease. There are several to
be aware of, and to understand how they are contracted, and more
importantly, how they can be prevented. The first is Chlamydia, a
bacterial infection that is contagious. Men and women differ in their
symptoms but both require antibiotic treatment, and if treated early
enough, no permanent damage to your health will result. In women, the
symptoms can be mild. They include painful urination, discharge,
intimacy can be painful; a fever may be present and, sometimes,
abdominal pain.
Left untreated, PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) can result and
leave a woman sterile with chronic pain. Symptoms a man may suffer
include painful urination, discharge, burning and itching of the opening
of the penis accompanied by testicular pain. The symptoms in men are
very specific to those mentioned above. Anything else should be followed
up in a separate manner, and not included in the Chlamydia diagnosis.
One symptom both men and women can share are eye infections caused by
the bacteria. The infection can be passed to an infant during childbirth
which can result in Pneumonia and eye infections for the infant. It’s
important to note that, in rare cases, a Syndrome known as Reiter’s can
result in arthritis and inflammation. No one is immune to Chlamydia.
It’s more common in certain populations. Young girls and those with
multiple sex partners are more at risk. Young girls are more prone to
infections. Perhaps this is why their numbers are higher than the older
sexually active young women.
 The best way to prevent Chlamydia is to practice abstinence. If,
however, you develop a monogamous relationship with a partner who
carries no STD’s and both parties is faithful to one another, there
should be no worry of introducing STD’s to one another. Latex condoms
can reduce the risk of possibly contracting Chlamydia and other STD’s.
However, these have to be worn correctly to be effective against
disease.
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