I'm not sure what it is like in the rest of the world, the rest of the country or the rest of this province but people are so poorly educated about sex it is really scary. I'm not talking about positions, situations or the best way to do anything, what I'm talking about is sex and your health.
There are a lot of people who I encounter on a day to day bases who are uncomfortable talking about sex. It's not that I walk around trying to strike up racy conversations with people on the street but when small things come up about this or that many people blush and turn their head in the other direction embarrassed to admit that they might even think about sex more then once a year.
Even those who are more open in the subject of bumping nasties are poorly educated in keeping themselves safe. Trust me, I know... I was there once. Not until last year did I finally "get it" when a close friend of mine had an Sexually Transmitted Infection scare due to a situation out of her control. She was nervous about getting tested and so I went with her as support. She had asked me if I had ever gone through and had the tests done and I said I had a few years back with my family doctor. That was where I was wrong, your family doctor can NOT give you all the necessary tests for detecting sexually transmitted diseases and infections.
No where else, no matter what and that is a fact. A fact.
I was suddenly worried, especially considering my past history in a long term relationship with a man whose strong points were not honesty and faithfulness. I don't know why I didn't know this, I always though that when I had my yearly physical I was being checked for everything (not that there was much of a reason but one just never knows). I was wrong and so are a lot of people. Lucky for me and for my friend who I mentioned above we both came out of the experience with a 100% clean bill of health. After talking with the nurse and then with my own doctor I got a much better understanding of the whole situation and the precautions I need to take to stay squeaky clean. ie: always use a condom. always. People can lie and may lie about their sexual past and health. Maybe they are clueless and just think they are clean, maybe they are embarrassed... regardless, the only way to guard yourself is to stay protected and a condom is the easiest way to do so. Period.
The facts are:
-Sex Infections are still growing
-Teens are more likely to use condoms and stay protected then young single adults
-In Alberta,
Syphilis is making a HUGE come back- seriously. Syphilis... how old school is THAT?
-Syphilis rates among women increased 36 percent from 2007 to 2008
-1.2 million cases of chlamydia were reported in 2008, up from 1.1 million in 2007
etc...
So do us all a favor, be honest. Get tested. Talk to your partner. Use a condom. Have fun.
The End.
Post inspired by news article relating to outbreak in Syphilis
It's true, I've had a headache and some strange kind of tunnel vision for the last month or so. Not sure what it is, hope it isn't a brain tumor (joking) but more likely might be my monitor. I'm a little girl sitting in a big girl desk (damn it, I just dropped chocolate muffin all over the ground. That 5 minute rule thing does not apply to the floor around my desk or any floor at my work.) and I like big girl things like a tall computer monitor. That was until I learnt that tut-tut-tut "viewing area of the monitor between 15° and 50° below horizontal eye level" mine is too tall. To big girl for this girl *sigh* so I have to move it. But I don't want to move it because all my little toys are properly mechanised in the perfect pyramid formation that all visual merchandisers use. Regardless, I think I have to move it. In the name of my sanity, I have to move it. Where oh WHERE shall I put my bunny farm now?
