Human beings are natural story-tellers. Not having all the details won\u2019t keep a tale from being told- that\u2019s what we have our creativity for.<\/p>\n
This is the genesis of the myths and misconceptions we have today. When it comes to sexual health<\/a>, these have crossed from one region to another. But some are just outright lies.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at some of the fibs we need to stop believing.<\/p>\n This is especially believed of HIV<\/a>. You probably assume that an infected person with a sexually <\/a>transmitted disease<\/a> will look frail and sickly right? However, thanks to modern medicine, people are getting to live healthy, full lives for years, without the virus progressing into the late stage. Also, many STDs do not display any symptoms in the early stages, making it essential to take precautions like using condoms and other forms of protections like HIV PrEP<\/a> before intercourse and to do frequent STD testing<\/a> at an established STD clinic<\/a> if you engage in high-risk sexual activities.<\/p>\n In reality, a lot of these infections are asymptomatic, or have such mild manifestations that you might not necessarily know you are sick. Often, the visible symptoms can be written off as other things.<\/p>\n For instance, itching can always be assumed to be a yeast infection. The primary stage of HIV shows itself in flu-like symptoms<\/a>, which clear up in a few weeks.<\/p>\n \u2018Want to be totally covered through and through? Use a condom!\u2019 While barrier protection can be very effective in prevention against infection, it is not a sure thing.<\/p>\n The effectiveness of condoms will definitely be reduced due to improper usage, breakage, no lubrication and other factors. Some chose to go for animal-skin condoms have pores that are large enough to allow for STD-causing particles to pass through. What\u2019s more, herpes<\/a> and HIV can be transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, rendering condoms ineffective.<\/p>\n People lie. Unfortunately, such a statement is often taken as a green light to chuck out the condoms. Yet without actually accompanying them to get tested, there is no way to know that they are clean.<\/p>\n Moreover, even with screening for other infections, men are not tested for HPV. Unless he has genital warts<\/a>, you wouldn\u2019t know he has it, if he does.<\/p>\nOne look at someone and you can tell they have an STD<\/h2>\n
There are always symptoms<\/h2>\n
Condoms are 100% full-proof<\/h2>\n
If your partner says they have been screened, believe them<\/h2>\n