Is safe sex , safe?

In this 20th century, we are all exposed to the topic of sex. Some call it intercourse, medical term labeled it as coitus; romantic people call it making love, and some even say it’s sacred. Since, young people are becoming sexually active, different sectors opened the idea of sexual education. They taught us the use of protective barriers, the use of pills and the use of the natural birth method. They termed these as “safe sex”. But the question is, is safe sex, really safe? Well, I review each protective measure to have a safe sex to truly understand this query.

The protective barrier, what we call as condoms use by both men and women, are often use by young people who are engaging their selves to sexual activity. For men, this is made up of a rubber or plastic that would catch the sprouting sperm cells. For women, it is put inside the women’s body to cover the cervix so that sperm cells won’t get inside to meet with the egg cell. Yes, they are barrier but reports have also shown users clamor because of the tearing of male condoms or infection acquired by women because they forgot to remove the female condom.

The anti-pregnancy pills are made up of chemicals that cause rise and fall of the female hormones. Many married couple uses this kind of barrier. However, many women claim they experienced the side effects brought about by the pill. This includes, weight gain, bleeding between periods, nausea, breast tenderness, and some even experienced increase blood pressure.

The natural birth control method is both use as birth control and use by couples who are trying to conceive. This includes: rhythm method, ovulation method, standard days method, and the sympto-thermal method. While family planning methods are popular with some people, others find the techniques to be too time consuming. Unfortunately, if you do not practice this type of birth control properly and consistently, there is a good chance you will become pregnant. Another disadvantage of fertility awareness methods is that none of them offer any protection against sexually transmitted diseases. This is why it important to use this form of birth control only when you are in a long term, committed relationship. Otherwise you’ll be acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.

So, again, is safe sex really safe?

It’s up to you to decide the answer.