Is Safe Sex Really That Safe?

Many people know less of HIV/AIDS until they begin to have frequent illnesses which may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection. They probably know more about their mystery illness after going for HIV/AIDS test and are confirmed positive carriers.

In a country like Nigeria such a person is as good as dead. Not to talk of the social stigma. And based on the fact  that the anti-retroviral drugs for the multi-million intended population of people living with HIV/AIDS is grossly inadequate.

The government and UNAID of recent have launched a National HIV/AIDS awareness campaign with onerous objectives and goals. One of such objectives – is urging the public to always have protected sex by using condoms.

Note: that 90% of HIV/AIDS occurrence is through sexual intercourse. Either protected or unprotected sex. This is the focal point of the matter which is to say that the ill informed public is not being told the danger of using condoms and that condom is not certified 100% safe. They should be told the inconsistency arising from of safe and protected sex such as slipping-off and bursting of condom during intercourse and that the only guarantee in contracting HIV/AIDS sexually is abstaining from sex and having sex with one partner only.


How does the HIV/AIDS awareness programme affect the spread of HV/AIDS?   

ther's is notthin like safe sex. If u have sex with an AIDS patients you're likely to catch the virus. Its not worth it. But u can help by buildin your immune system. Use natural immune boosters (products like swedish bitters, living bitters..all the biters sha).

Truth is u can get aids even with a condom
1. your scrotum will touch her private part and consequently d vaginal fluid (remember most men can't control that thin when they'r reachin orgasm. There r skin pores/holes on your scrotum. You get d virus that way.
2. The condoms are made by several companies..so many fake ones with large enough holes for the virus to pass.
3. The condom can slip off during sex.

Abstinence is the best protection. Nothin like safe sex.

i disagree, there is safe sex with condom if all the measures and precaution are fully taken

Safe sex isn't Safe. Condoms are not 100% safe. Pills are not 100% safe. Nothing is safe.

Condoms are not 100% safe. Even if u get your size and be as accurate as you want to be. Something could still go wrong. 100% safe?? Hell no. 99% maybe..but not 100%.

sex with condom is 99 % safe ,  if the necessary precautions are followed.if you get the right size you are not at risk breaking the condoms , which means you would be safe.



Mind you there are other types of sex (oral)

I just said sex are not 100% safe, but could be 99% safe. So u are technically saying what i said. Anyways i do know that there are other types of sex. oral, anal.

you should know all these stuff from experience nddy....hehe

Oral sex is not 100% safe.

There is a commonly held belief among lay people that oral sex carries no risk. In fact, some consider oral sex a safe sex alternative. But the truth is, like any other sexual activity, oral sex carries a risk of transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The risk is even greater in serodiscordant couples (one partner is HIV positive while the other is negative), people who are not monogamous, or in people who inject drugs and / or share needles. Truth be told, abstaining from oral, anal, and vaginal sex all together or having sex only with a mutually monogamous, uninfected partner is the only way that individuals can be completely protected from the sexual transmission of HIV.

What are the risks of oral sex?
Risk is classified as being documented(transmission that has actually occurred, been investigated, and documented in the scientific literature) or  theoretical (passing an infection from one person to another is possible). While there is documented risk with engaging in oral sex with an HIV infected partner the risk is much less than with anal or vaginal intercourse. This fact makes it very hard to calculate the actual risk with oral sex. Another factor that makes risk determination difficult is the fact that most people who engage in oral sex also engage in other types of sexual practices, namely vaginal and anal intercourse. Still, there have been document cases of HIV transmission strictly from oral sex.

Oral-Penile Contact
Theoretical Risk: In fellatio, there is a theoretical risk of transmission for the receptive partner because infected pre-ejaculate ("pre-come") fluid or semen can get into the mouth. For the insertive partner there is a theoretical risk of infection because infected blood from a partner's bleeding gums or an open sore could come in contact with a scratch, cut, or sore on the privates.
Documented Risk: Although the risk is many times smaller than anal or vaginal sex, HIV has been transmitted to receptive partners through fellatio, even in cases when insertive partners didn't ejaculate.

Oral-Vaginal Contact
Theoretical Risk: Cunnilingus carries a theoretical risk of HIV transmission for the insertive partner (the person who is licking or sucking the vaginal area) because infected vaginal fluids and blood can get into the mouth. (This includes, but is not limited to, menstrual blood). Likewise, there is a theoretical risk of HIV transmission during cunnilingus for the receptive partner (the person who is having her vagina licked or sucked) if infected blood from oral sores or bleeding gums comes in contact with vulvar or vaginal cuts or sores.
Documented Risk: The risk of HIV transmission during cunnilingus is extremely low compared to vaginal and anal sex. However, there have been a few cases of HIV transmission most likely resulting from oral-vaginal sex.

Oral-Anal Contact
Theoretical Risk: Anilingus carries a theoretical risk of transmission for the insertive partner (the person who is licking or sucking the anus) if there is exposure to infected blood, either through bloody fecal matter (bodily waste) or cuts/sores in the anal area. Anilingus carries a theoretical risk to the receptive partner (the person who is being licked/sucked) if infected blood in saliva comes in contact with anal/rectal lining.
Documented Risk: There has been one published case of HIV transmission associated with oral-anal sexual contact.

Abstinence
Abstinence, or the voluntary choice to refrain from sexual activity is the only 100% effective way to prevent HIV and STD transmission. Non-coital forms of sexual intimacy range from holding hands, hugging, kissing, and dancing to mutual masturbation, petting, and the use of stimulating devices such as vibrators. While abstinence is an effective means of safe sex, it may be difficult to maintain commitment.

angel, i don't know why you guys like posting long things like you are writing an essay competition. Thank you for the summary

Nothing man made is 100% safe, period.

Even comdom packaging tells you it is not 100% safe.  For instance: You can still get crabs or herpes from your partner even with condom use.

Abestinence is your safest choice.

@legry
R u male or female? I'm lost because the question sounds hmmmm 
Just kiddin

Yes, d scrotal sac has got pores and the vaginal fluid has got the virus. Once they clash, ther'l be trouble. Anal sex aint safe either. The rectum's got its own fluid as well (albeit little).

Thanks all of ya for your remarkable contributions and comments.

HIV may be prevented by condoms -- I said may.  But the infections that are never prevented are HPV (human papilloma virus). 99% of cervical cancer is caused by HPV infections (certain strains, not the ones responsible for genital warts). That's why women undergo routine Pap smears at the GYN office -- to look for cancerous change. And guys, yes, they can also cause penile cancer. 

       I don't really believe there is anything like safe sex with the way our youth this days abuse sex.Sex is said to be safe when u are legally married.