Some Teenagers Think Anal Sex Is Safe, But It’s Not!

Surprisingly, many teenage girls are admitting that they have been having anal sex in an attempt to avoid pregnancy and STDs. STDs can still be transmitted anally!

Oral sex has been associated with several infections, including gonorrhea, syphilis and herpes. Oral and anal sex are on the rise amongst teenagers in the United States.

Experts can’t stress enough that teenagers just haven’t been given a strong enough message regarding the health risks of oral and anal sex

In the early 1990s, experts conducted studies regarding the number of individuals who had participated in anal sex. 20 % of men ages 20 to 39 said they’d had anal sex with women. 26 % of men ages 18 to 59 said that they’d had anal sex with women ever.

In a more recent study, 4.6 % of males at the age of 15 admit to having anal sex with a woman. When males between 22 and 24 years old were asked about having anal sex with women, a whopping 34 % admitted to it.

The number of women who admitted to having anal sex jumps from 2.4 % at age 15 to 32 % by the age of 22 to 24 years old. One in every three women admits to having had anal sex by the age of 24.

By the ages of 25 to 44, percentages rise to 40 % for men and 35 % for women, not counting the 3.7 % of men aged 15 to 44 who have had anal sex with other men.

What we all need to understand is that anal sex is more dangerous than oral sex! According to the Centers for Disease Control, the probability of HIV acquisition by the receptive partner in unprotected oral sex with an HIV carrier is 1 in 10,000 acts. In vaginal sex, it’s 10 per 10,000 acts. But in anal sex, it’s 50 in 10,000 acts!

That means that oral sex is 10 times safer than vaginal sex, anal sex is five times more dangerous than vaginal sex and 50 times more dangerous than oral sex.

Experts make the assumption that oral sex is far more frequent than anal sex, but the real question is, are you confident that it’s 50 times for frequent?

There’s a very scientific reason behind why anal sex is dangerous. The lining of the rectum is thin and can allow the HIV virus into the body. Condoms are more likely to break during anal sex than during vaginal sex. The risk of STDs is much higher for anal sex than for oral or vaginal sex. There is still some risk associated with oral sex, however, it is thought to be the least dangerous form of sex.

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Some Teenagers Think Anal Sex Is Safe, But It’s Not!

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