STDs and Condom Use

Comments discuss preventing STDs like HIV and HPV through condoms, abstinence analogies, vaccines, and critiques of unprotected or promiscuous sex.

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sevencolors • Jul 22, 2020 • View on HN

That's like saying to prevent STDs or pregnancy, don't have sex.

erikpukinskis • Sep 29, 2011 • View on HN

Only amongst people who don't use condoms.

UltraSane • Dec 3, 2024 • View on HN

Do you mean you don't want to be reminded of the risk of STDs when about to engage is sex?

rokosbasilisk • Jan 6, 2017 • View on HN

the condom doesnt stop the spread of all stds or diseases.but it is still better than nothing.

azinman2 • Nov 7, 2019 • View on HN

It comes from personal experience. People feel like everything else is treatable so if HIV is prevented than they’re all good to take off the condom. Can’t tell you the number of times I heard this from friends about their own behavior, from people trying to have sex with me, and from others trying to have sex with my friends (condomless).Also: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m&#

justwanttolearn • Aug 11, 2021 • View on HN

not at all advocating for this but this may reduce HPV and STIs..

0-_-0 • Sep 8, 2021 • View on HN

HIV is not the only STD, and STDs are not the only reason to use a condom

hi41 • Apr 18, 2019 • View on HN

Realize that promiscuity is a disease vector.

andymoe • Feb 9, 2013 • View on HN

Easy win for reducing the spread of STDs (AIDS) in a place where contraception is taboo for a lot of the population.

Fatnino • Mar 23, 2023 • View on HN

Good thing they have access to condoms.