About 45 percent of pregnancies in America are either unintended or unplanned, according to the nonprofit Alan Guttmacher Institute. Don t make assumptions about your risk of getting a sexual disease. If you are a woman, you should know that the sexual stakes are much higher for you than for a man. A woman not only runs the risk of getting pregnant, without protection, but her risk of risk of acquiring an STD is greater than a man s by virtue of her anatomy. A woman s chance of being infected by a man with HIV is twice as great as a man s chance of being infected by a woman with HIV, according to Planned Parenthood.
Most heterosexual transmission occurs through vaginal intercourse.
If you think you re safe having oral intercourse, think again. With the divorce rate being what it is, more people are likely to have multiple sex partners during their lives. Serial monogamy one partner at a time - is not safe sex, and even monogamy is no guarantee against AIDS if one partner has been previously exposed or isn t being faithful. The CDC defines risky sexual behavior as any activity that allows the exchange of body fluids - semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. That means taking precautions when engaging in vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse.