Sexual intercourse during menstruation and self-reported sexually transmitted disease history among women

Article Abstract:

Women who engage in sexual intercourse during menstruation may be at higher risk for HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) infection. Researchers surveyed a national sample of 1,586 sexually active women aged 20 to 37 years old. Twenty-six percent said they normally had sex during menstruation. These women were more likely to be better educated, nonconservative, young, white, and Catholic. An association was noted between sexual intercourse during menstruation and having had STDs. STD prevention efforts may need to warn women of the increased risk of acquiring STDs during menstruation.

Menstruation, Sexual intercourse

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Interrelationships among douching practices, risky sexual practices, and a history of self-reported sexually transmitted diseases in an urban population

Article Abstract:

Various sexual habits and sexual hygiene habits seem to be associated with particular sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In telephone interviews with 581 women some definite relationships were learned. Sex during menstruation seemed to be related to chlamydial infections; anal sex was associated with a history of genital warts, genital herpes, hepatitis, and gonorrhea; and douching was associated with a significantly higher rate of pelvic inflammatory disease.

Hygiene, Sexual, Sexual hygiene, Sexual behavior surveys

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