The study was far too small to predict with any certainty that
the rates of pregnancy and abortion among young people would decrease with the implementation
of this sort of action. Furthermore, with the NHS advocating such independence for
girls so young, they are also in a way saying it is ok or expected that unprotected
sex will occur and as long as we are sending this message to young people, STI rates
will continue to climb.mWe believe that condom use should be advocated before putting
teenage girls on the pill. However you look at this, it must come back to education.
People need to know what they are doing and the potential consequences of unprotected
sex.

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The most recent campaign produced by the DDB advertising agency,
depicts elderly couples performing sexual positions based on the teachings of the
karma sutra and is being watched by thousands in its video form across the net. The
smiling faces of these senior citizens enjoying intimate and ‘tantricly’ challenging
moments are set to raise awareness for safe sex among this age group and also to highlight
the fact that men and women among the older generations should be enjoying their sex
lives regardless of their age.

Some feel that despite the primary objectives of the campaign,
the images in fact negate its very purpose, painting a picture of elderly people and
sexual activity in a mocking light.

We think the campaign has at least grabbed the attention of the
masses and raised awareness in the area of safe sex and the elderly so long may the
videos go viral and hopefully keep the over 50s virus (and bacteria) free!

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HPV related throat cancers are at an all-time high and the number
of cases is expected to exceed the number of cases of cervical cancer by 2012. The
study also suggests that most cases of oral HPV are sexually transmitted. The virus
causes a particular type of cancer that grows at the back of the mouth and men are
three times more likely to become infected than women. The results of this large scale
study were significant and with data collected from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, ’09 to ’10, using cross sections of the population of the States
via mobile centres, the results illuminated a growing problem. People in the armed
forces or who were in institutions were not included in the study.

Data was taken from 5,579 men and women who were between the ages
of 14 and 69. Each participant gave an oral sample which involved gargling with a
rinse for 30 seconds. They were also surveyed about their sexual behaviour and sexual
history.

We now know that 7% were infected with oral HPV. Furthermore,
the highest rates were among the 30 to 34 year old age group and then those between
the ages of 60 and 64 years.

There was quite a disparity between the number of men infected
over the number of women infected which also raises once again the question of whether
or not we should be vaccinating the male population against this virus.

The rates of infection increased as the number of sexual partners
one had increased. The results of the study show that this virus is mainly a sexually
transmitted infection indicating the infection can be prevented. Now that more light
has been shed on the population infected and on how they were infected, greater efforts
can be made to combat the spread of HPV through appropriate education and vaccination
programmes.

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