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safe sex

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. safe sexnoun

    sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)

Wiktionary

  1. safe sexnoun

    Sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Wikipedia

  1. Safe sex

    Safe sex is sexual activity using methods or contraceptive devices (such as condoms) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV. "Safe sex" is also sometimes referred to as safer sex or protected sex to indicate that some safe sex practices do not eliminate STI risks. It is also sometimes used colloquially to describe methods aimed at preventing pregnancy that may or may not also lower STI risks. The concept of "safe sex" emerged in the 1980s as a response to the global AIDS epidemic, and possibly more specifically to the AIDS crisis in the United States. Promoting safe sex is now one of the main aims of sex education and STI prevention, especially reducing new HIV infections. Safe sex is regarded as a harm reduction strategy aimed at reducing the risk of STI transmission.Although some safe sex practices (like condoms) can also be used as birth control (contraception), most forms of contraception do not protect against STIs. Likewise, some safe sex practices, such as partner selection and low-risk sex behavior, might not be effective forms of contraception.

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  1. safe sex

    Safe sex is the practice of engaging in sexual activities in a manner that reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and unwanted pregnancies. It often includes the use of protective measures such as condoms or dental dams, regular testing for sexually transmitted diseases, open communication with partners about sexual history and health status, and the responsible use of birth control methods. Safe sex also encompasses the principle of consent, meaning all parties involved must willingly participate in the sexual act.

Wikidata

  1. Safe sex

    Safe sex is sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections such as HIV/AIDS. It is also referred to as safer sex or protected sex, while unsafe or unprotected sex is sexual activity engaged in without precautions. Some sources prefer the term safer sex to more precisely reflect the fact that these practices reduce, but do not completely eliminate, the risk of disease transmission. In recent years, the term "sexually transmitted infections" has been preferred over "STDs", as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be infected, and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of disease. Safe sex practices became more prominent in the late 1980s as a result of the AIDS epidemic. Promoting safe sex is now one of the aims of sex education. Safe sex is regarded as a harm reduction strategy aimed at reducing risks. The risk reduction of safe sex is not absolute; for example the reduced risk to the receptive partner of acquiring HIV from HIV seropositive partners not wearing condoms to compared to when they wear them is estimated to be about a four- to fivefold. Although some safe sex practices can be used as contraception, most forms of contraception do not protect against all or any STIs; likewise, some safe sex practices, like partner selection and low risk sex behavior, are not effective forms of contraception.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Safe Sex

    Sexual behavior that prevents or reduces the spread of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or PREGNANCY.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe sex in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe sex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of safe sex in a Sentence

  1. Dan Roberts:

    We can teach fourth-graders safe-sex practices, but we can't mention teaching firearm education in a public grade school without anti-gun groups having a complete meltdown. ... It's completely ludicrous.

  2. Pastor Blair:

    I am beside myself with frustration that our tax dollars go to promote a drag queen show and safe sex events with carnival games that are obscene and graphic, yet when it comes to something like debating Darwinian evolution or talking about the literal Creation account of Genesis – well that kind of speech must be censored.

  3. Ken Dodd:

    Do I believe in safe sex? Of course I do. I have a handrail around the bed.

  4. Bradley Hertz:

    We're trying to protect both performers as well as those who would interact with performers and keep everybody safer as a result of safe sex.

  5. Chris Harrison:

    Believe me, there's sex going on in the fantasy suite, (It's) always safe, yes. Anything you need to have safe sex, we definitely promote that.


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