Is it just a mere say that homosexuals are more likely to contract sexually transmitted diseases compared to heterosexuals?
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Is it just a mere say that homosexuals are more likely to contract sexually transmitted diseases compared to heterosexuals?
Anyone who has sex with another person is at risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection. A gay person’s chance of infection is no different from a straight person’s. Gay, straight, or somewhere in between, it’s important to practice safer sex. Compared to vaginal and anal intercourse, oral sex is less risky, but there’s still a risk of infection. If you do have vaginal or anal intercourse, using a latex or internal condom reduces the risk of infection.
STDs and STIs are so much more common among gay men because it’s easier spread by anal sex than vaginal sex. To add onto that, gay men don’t have to worry about getting their partner pregnant, so condoms aren’t as widely used. The thing is condoms don’t just prevent pregnancy, they also prevent many STI’s from being transmitted. It’s the same reason straight, elderly people have high levels of STI’s; they don’t have to worry about pregnancy, so they don’t bother with condoms.