In the United States, some people have a habit of reusing their condoms after washing them. The US government’s Center for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CDC) responds.
Washing a condom to make it multi-use is no joke. In the United States, individuals have taken this very dangerous habit. The American Center for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases launches a prevention campaign for the use of condoms this summer, intended in particular to avoid this type of behavior.
We say it because people do it: Don’t wash or reuse #condoms! Use a fresh one for each #sex act. https://t.co/o3SPayRf9m pic.twitter.com/AwkPqE9YMl
– CDC STD (@CDCSTD) July 23, 2018
A risk of tearing the latex
“We say it because people do it”: As unlikely as it sounds, some Americans reuse their condoms. It’s technique is dangerous because latex can easily tear, especially when it has been in contact with chemicals or soaped up. To avoid this kind of risk-taking, the CDC recalls the basics: a new condom for each intercourse.
Rise in sexually transmitted infections
For some time now, the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has exploded in the United States. In 2016, previous records were broken with two million people infected with chlamydias, gonorrhea or syphilis. In France too, the number of people infected with STIs increases : between 2012 and 2016, the number of chlamydia trachomatis and gonococcal infections tripled.
In France, the pharmaceutical laboratory Roche Diagnostics France posted a new social media awareness video in early July. This is part of her web series produced as part of her campaign on women’s health entitled “For them, today and for life”. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are spread mainly through unprotected sex, the risks being even greater with multiple partners. Anyone who is sexually active can be a carrier of an STI and infect their partner. Today, a million new people are infected every day in the world. And, because infections don’t always have visible signs or symptoms, people often ignore them.
Also, if you have had unprotected sex with a partner you don’t know very well, do not hesitate to go and have you taken (blood test, urine analysis, smear) in a laboratory. Detected early, the most frequent STIs are easily treated with antibiotics or by a simple local treatment such as cream or ova. However, diagnosed late, some diseases can lead to serious complications.
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