New York City Sex is 40% Unsafe

You would think that living in the city with the highest herpes rate would put the fear in New Yorkers, but a new Dept. of Health report is calling NYC out on its unsafe sex practices...and promiscuity! The Daily News breaks down the report, which shows that 40% of residents (your friends, neighbors, colleagues!) with multiple partners didn't use a condom the last time they had sex. 11%--that's around 610,000--had more than one partner in the past year, and 17% of men listed multiple partners (compared to the ladies at 6%). These weren't just single folks either: 5% of married men and women had two or more partners in the past year. The DoH isn't saying we're the sluttiest city in the world, but they do suggest having fewer partners and using more condoms! (Their report was based on telephone surveys with 10,000 city adults.)

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Ummm... which 40%? The part at the beginning or the part at the end?

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"The DoH isn't say..."

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Given the total population of NYC, the # of folks having unsafe sex with multiple partners isn't that high. With a population of appx 6,068,009 over age 18, 11% (the percentage with multiple partners) is just 667,480. 40% of that is 266,992 having unsafe sex.

but it feels sooooooo good.

17% of men is Paul Janka by himself.

She could have stopped me...

"Do you have a rubber? No? Oh well..." (proceeds to squat.)

The Pull out method is the most effective form of Birth Control. Also to protect yourself from VD, look before you touch. STD's can clearly be seen in and around the genital areas using the naked eye.


Paul Janka! EW!

Um. If I sit on a subway seat without underwear does that mean my chances of getting genital warts increases by 40%?....wondering....

^That depends on whether or not I'm already sitting there.

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