STD Myths

There are a lot of myths my friends says about STDs. For example, they said that using two condoms at once protects you more than one condom. That is just not true. Many people probably are going around thinking these myths are true, and telling these myths to their friends. So, I thought it was important to address these issues.

1.       Using two condoms at once makes having sex safer. Not true, because the two condoms together will cause friction, and then they will tear.

2.     Having sex in the pool kills STDs and sperm. Unfortunately not true. Chlorine is not a disinfectant, and it does not kill STDs or sperm. Use a condom to prevent STDs and getting pregnant.

3.     People can avoid STDs by having anal or oral sex. You hope that‘s true, but it’s not. Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes, HIV, and Syphilis can survive in the mouth, anus, and the genital area.

4.    People can tell when their partner has a STD. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that’s not true. In fact, most  people with STDs have no symptoms. 

5.     People can only get an STD once. So not true. People can get STDs more than once, if you have HPV, HIV, Herpes, Gonorrhea or Chlamydia you can get infected with more of the same virus or bacteria, because you don’t build up any immunity.

6.    If I’m free of STDs, my partner doesn’t need to be tested. Not true. Your partner still needs to get checked for STDs, because he or she could have an STD, and can infect you with it.

7.     People can’t get STDs from skin to skin contact or by sharing sex toys. Not true at all. There are STDs that you can get from skin to skin contact and shared sex toys, like Herpes, Scabies, Trich, and Crabs. Scabies, and Crabs people can get them by sharing bedding or clothing.

8.    People don’t get STDs when using birth control. Never true. Hormonal contraceptives don’t prevent STDs.