Is there anything like safe sex?
There is no safe sex because sex can't be 100% safe, most healthcare professionals believe that the only way to be safe is to abstain. Sex can not be safe; it can only be made safer. Safer sex refers to anything we do to lower our risk of getting sexually transmitted infections (STI's). Abstinence is the only sure way to prevent STDs. The safest sex is between two uninfected people who have never had another sex partner. Since abstaining is hard for most people, there are measures that can be taken to make sex safer. Some of these include; Condom use, masturbation, virtual sex, cuddling, kissing, and touching. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), practicing safer sex involves the following: Using barrier protection (condom) for both vaginal and rectal intercourse, withdrawing the penis prior to climax and ejaculating outside the partner, avoiding all low- and high-risk sexual activity, even with protection.
The use condom minimizes the exchange of body fluids, especially semen, vaginal secretions, and blood, while you still enjoy intercourse.
Masturbation is also known as self stimulation. This can be a solitary sexual behavior that can be performed in the presence of a partner. Most men report that they masturbate by manual manipulation of the penis. Techniques of female masturbation vary widely, after testing several women, it was reported that no two women masturbated precisely the same way. Reason for masturbation could be in order to relax, to relieve sexual tension, partners are unavailable, partners don't want to engage in the sexual act, to obtain physical pleasure, and even due to boredom. During masturbation, a vibrator (penis-shaped) or hand held electronic vibrator or the so called (dildos) can be used. Virtual sex is sometimes referred to as cyber sex. Headphones, 3-D glasses and a body suit with skin stimulation that creates an impression of being touched by virtual skin. There