Is your sex life "safe"?

At present, the proportion of AIDS transmitted through sexual contact is only 8.4%. However, this proportion is increasing year by year. AIDS is at a critical point of transmission from high-risk groups such as drug abuse and prostitution to the general population.

Kissing VS AIDS

Currently, the world-recognized routes of AIDS transmission are sexual contact, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission.

Generally speaking, it is not allowed to shake hands, go to public restrooms, use public phones, swim, shower, talk, work in the same room as the patient, ride in the same car, eat at the same table, shake hands, hug, etc. infected with AIDS. However, there are some very coincidental and special circumstances that may occasionally transmit HIV. For example, when an AIDS patient shakes hands or hugs a healthy person, if the skin of both parties is damaged and the two damaged parts come into contact with each other, infection may occur; another example is if blood or tissue fluid leaks from the gums, tongue or oral mucosa during kissing. If it comes out, the virus may enter through damaged mucous membranes or tongue.

Condoms VS AIDS

Usually, using condoms of high quality and cutting off the exchange of body fluids can greatly reduce the risk of HIV infection; however, condoms are not 100% safe due to factors such as their quality and usage methods. Therefore, the most reliable way to prevent AIDS is to stay clean, not engage in prostitution, avoid having sex with multiple partners, and have a healthy sex life with HIV-free sexual partners.

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Is your sex life "safe"?

Gay vs AIDS

Due to the special way gay men have sex, it is easy to cause damage and bleeding. Therefore, if the semen containing the virus enters the body through the damaged area, it will cause infection. Moreover, gay men often have multiple sexual partners, so the risk of transmitting AIDS is higher.

Lesbians have more than 1:1 sexual partners, and rarely exchange body fluids with each other, so the risk is relatively low. Oral sex was once considered to have a low risk of transmitting HIV. But recent research shows that this perception is incorrect.

Disinfectants VS AIDS

The HIV virus is very fragile outside the human body and can be killed by many disinfectants. But it has no effect on the HIV virus in the human body. Therefore, disinfection of sexual organs before sexual intercourse can only kill HIV on the surface. HIV excreted during sexual intercourse can still cause infection.

Circumcision VS AIDS

Scientists have found that men who undergo circumcision can significantly reduce the risk of contracting AIDS because HIV mainly enters the body through the sensory cells on the inner surface of the foreskin. In addition, the foreskin is particularly susceptible to inflammatory damage, opening the door for HIV to invade the body. Researchers once investigated the husbands of 187 HIV-infected women and found that 50 of the circumcised men were not infected with AIDS, while 40 of the 137 uncircumcised men were infected with AIDS.