Thursday, September 30, 2010

Addicted to love

The damage: short term


Waking up to realise your new "friend" was flattered by last night's lighting could be the least of your worries. If you've picked up a partner during a boozy night out, there's a one-in-seven chance you'll have had unprotected sex, so you could be one of the 90,000 new cases of STIs reported in the UK every year. According to a report presented to the House of Lords this year, one act of unprotected sex with an infected partner can create a 1% risk of acquiring HIV, a 30% risk of genital herpes and a 50% risk of contracting gonorrhoea.
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