Week 67-Are you properly dressed for sex?
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Dress properly for sex by wearing condoms
Most of us dress appropriately for events. We wear boots in the snow, sunscreen on the beach, a costume at mardi gras, we get dressed up to go to Aunt Lou’s for Thanksgiving dinner, or weddings and big parties … so why aren’t we wearing proper attire when we are delighting in being naughty?
Currently, sexually transmitted infections rates are soaring. Soaring. These infections affect us in many ways – from uncomfortable symptoms, to no symptoms, but jeopardizing our fertility – having to tell a partner about reoccurring incidents, to suffering through a severe medical problem.
- Adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 and women ages 20-24 are reported having the highest incidences of STIs
- The prevalence of HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and herpes was at 24.1% (one in four!) among all females aged 14–19.
- The CDC estimates nearly 19 million new sexually transmitted infections occur each year, almost half of which are among 15 to 24 year olds.
STIs in the USA are too high. Use this handy online tool to see if you are at risk.
And, as mentioned earlier this week, a condom can be stretched to handle 3 bags of potatoes or 12 quarts of water (and, according to a comment we received, can also handle a bunch of plaster!). Celebrate the latex, people! It is a good thing!
When dressing for sex, here are some silly limericks to remind you:
- no glove, no love
- sex is cleaner, with a packaged wiener (actually uttering that phrase may make you no longer want to have sex, however)
- cover your little guy, or you’ll die (an awful saying, on so many levels)
- it’ll be sweeter, if you wrap your peter
“Getting dressed” for sex still seems to be a societal taboo. Sex requires proper attire. Please use condoms. Please get tested.
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