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Sex Toys and Condoms STIs can pass from one person to another from sharing sex toys. When using sex toys, it’s important to understand how to keep them clean and how to prevent STIs from passing between partners. If sex toys are shared, it...
A new condom should be used every time you have intercourse, as well as with each new partner, and when switching from anal to oral or vaginal penetration. The condom should be put on before the penis/external genitals touch the partner's...
Flavored condoms and oral sex It is safe to use flavoured condoms for oral sex. The flavors and colors added to these condoms are the same additives that are used in food products and are safe to swallow. Flavored condoms and penetrative...
When there is dryness, there is more chance that tender anal or vaginal/internal genital skin will tear, or a condom will break. Not only is it painful to have small tears, it is also easier to get or pass an STI if the skin is broken....
Condoms, dental dams and other barriers offer very good protection against many STIs. They create a barrier between the internal genitals, external genitals, and/or mouth, to lower the chances of passing STIs from one person to...
This article was first published in CATIE News (April 10, 2014). Background The sexual transmission of HIV occurs after an exposure to fluids that contain HIV, such as semen and fluids from the vagina and rectum. The amount of virus in...