Do people that are bisexual...?

Question

really have more risk of getting an STD than a straight person? Because people keep telling me to be really carefull with my girlfriend/boyfriend, but isn't it the same amount of risk for straight people?

Answer 1

Straight women 15-29 are getting HIV at the highest rate right now.

Women who have sex exclusively with other women (that is, with other women who also don't sleep with men) are at the lowest risk of all people except celibates.

Men transmit the virus more easily to their partners, so anyone who sleeps with men is at a higher risk than a lesbian, and that includes Bi women.

Answer 2

Just having recognized world AIDS day, it is painful to see that some myths about AIDS are still being perpetuated. These myths will hinder prevention efforts.

In some respects HIV and AIDS affect women in almost the same way they affect men. For example,in the United States, women of color (especially African American women) are the hardest hit. Younger women are more likely than older women to get HIV.

AIDS is a common killer, second only to cancer and heart disease for women.

Risk of STD infection is not about what gender you are sleeping with, but how many partners you have, and how many partners your partners have. To decrease your chances of infection, It has long been recommended to practice safe sex, using condoms and barriers, and be in a monogamous relationship.

Answer 3

AIDS isn't more common among gay men. People who say that are unaware of or seem to forget the huge AIDS epidemic among heterosexuals and children in Africa. It's not the sexual orientation of the person but the BEHAVIOR of the person that determines their risk of STD's. People who are monogamous and people who have few sexual partners and always practice safe sex have a lower risk than people who have alot of sexual partners and don't consistently practice safe sex.

Answer 4

Yes the risk is the same but gay people are stereotyped for being promiscuous.
Also, its easier to contract disease via anal sex as the anus can split during penetration allowing more body fluids to come into contact with one another.

But I see your point, everyone has the same risk of contracting an STD through unprotected sex.

Answer 5

AIDS and HIV seem to be more previlent in the homosexual male community. That is not to say they are wrong for being gay but apparently do not use protection as much as the straight community. My only theory would be since it is anal sex they feel it is not as risky as it would be between a man and a woman.

Answer 6

yeah it's the same. Anal sex is dangoriouse but as long as you use a condom you should be fine. ALWAYS ALWAYS use protection, use a condom, bith controll of some kind if there are both male and femail involved, when prefroming oral sex on a femail use microwaveable suran wrap, do not use anything other then a condom otherwise. Love is a beuitful thing.

Answer 7

Same risk, YES! People really need to educate themselves about STD's and how they are contracted.

Answer 8

bisexual people are at a higher risk because they have sex with both men and women straight people only have sex with one sex so bisexual people are at more of a risk of getting an std.

Answer 9

Well, you should be careful regardless. But it's not really that the risk is higher for someone who is bi.
As long as you're careful with all of your partners you shouldn't have anything to stress over.

Answer 10

it's the same risk for anyone that has unprotected sex. unless you are in a monogamous relation ship have been for a long time and both have been tested