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Rhode Island's Department of Health says that sexually transmitted diseases are way up in the state, in part because of the increase of hookup apps like Tinder.
Between 2013 and 2014, cases of syphilis grew by 79%. HIV infections were up 33% and gonorrhea cases increased by 30%. STD cases for young adults are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the population.
Rhode Island says the recent uptick in STD cases follows a national trend. The state's health department blamed "high-risk behaviors that have become more common in recent years," including "using social media to arrange casual and often anonymous sexual encounters."
A spokesman for Tinder did not respond to a request for comment.
Social media and online hookup apps have been blamed for a rise in STDs in the past.
A 2013 New York University study found that Craigslist was responsible for a 16% increase in HIV cases between 1999 and 2008 across 33 states. Grinder, a hookup app for gay men, was associated with more than half of all syphilis cases in New Zealand in 2012, according toChristchurch Sexual Health Clinic.
"These new data underscore the importance of encouraging young people to begin talking to a doctor, nurse, or health educator about sexual health," said Rosemary Reilly-Chammat, an HIV/AIDS sexuality specialist for the Rhode Island Department of Education, in a press release.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/26/tech...iid=TL_Popular
use a rubber, or 2
Helpful indeed, but good reminder for the SpursTalk kids and adults alike that they don't always work.
Nor do they protect against everything.
"Even when used correctly, condoms do not protect against infections spread from sores on the skin not covered by a condom."
http://kidshealth.org/teen/expert/bi...e_condoms.html
and
Condoms are also 98 percent effective in preventing pregnancy when used correctly, every time. Condoms have expiration dates, so be sure to check the label of the condom before using for maximum effectiveness. If the condom is ripped or looks dry, brittle, stiff, or sticky, it should NOT be used. Don't store condoms in a location that can get very hot, like in your car. If you keep a condom in your wallet or purse, replace it with a new one regularly.
http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/stds-testing-gyt/faq/condoms-the-dos-and-dont-s#!
and:
Theoretical and empirical basis for protection: Condoms can be expected to provide different levels of protection for various STDs, depending on differences in how the diseases or infections are transmitted. Male condoms may not cover all infected areas or areas that could become infected. Thus, they are likely to provide greater protection against STDs that are transmitted only by genital fluids (STDs such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, tric niasis, and HIV infection) than against infections that are transmitted primarily by skin-to-skin contact, which may or may not infect areas covered by a condom (STDs such as genital herpes, human papillomavirus [HPV] infection, syphilis, and chancroid).
safe sex in 2015
Degenerates
These apps should be blamed for turning this generations teens into filthy s. They all have phones, and they're all s.
How did you come across your 8?
Bend over, I'll show you an 8
Show me the 8 first....
Same thing you pm'd CF, .Show me the 8 first....
Why is that bad though, especially in Texas where age of consent is 17?
Can't blame the apps, JR, it just made it that much easier for them. Boys will bend over backwards for a woman to bend over forwards, that's life today.
Making it easier is my point exactly. This generation is all a bunch of s and dumb s who can't write because of spell check.
I have plenty of girls in the family, with a daughter on the way. No cell phone til she's 30 tbh.
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