Do condoms really help in preventing STD infections?If so why do they always say stuff like they reduce the risk by 80%?So is there like a 20% chance of getting infected?
If your looking for ONS(one night stands) how do you eliminate the infection factor that comes into play.
What kind of condoms are the best to use?
Is using a condom while having sex with a hooker safe?

Sorry guys if these questions seem a bit to amateur for you,well i am a newbie to this after all so i would really appreciate the help lol.

The statistical effectiveness of using a condom is based on one year of regular intercourse with a partner. They'll often quote correct usage versus actual usage, because they've observed that many partners use condoms inconsistently or don't put them on correctly. That's still better than not using a condom at all, but not as good as using one consistently and correctly.

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So dude what your basically trying to say is that if i put on a condom correctly i need'nt worry at all right?

There is no way to completely eliminate the risk. I cant say for sure but I believe if used correctly a condom provides about 98% protection. Obviously if it breaks then you need to change it asap.

They put a percentage there because no one can guarantee 100% safety. There could be a defect in the condom, it could have been put on incorrectly, and many other factors. The companies are protecting themselves for legal reasons....if they claim it works 100% and someone gets pregnant or gets an STD, then they are screwed. That said though, as long as it is used correctly, your odds of getting an STD or getting a girl pregnant practically vanish.

HPV is not prevented AT ALL by condom usage. Close to half of the sexually active females in America have it. Go google what the stuff looks like on your love muscle. I call it "America the Beautiful"

Expat has this habit of assuming that anybody asking about condom usage has genital warts. This is the second or third time I've seen him do this. There IS evidence that latex condoms are less effective at preventing HPV infection than they are at preventing pregnancy or some other STD's, but not completely ineffective. In any event, be informed. For example, Herpes Simplex Virus can't penetrate a latex condom, but it can infect the skin on a person's thighs or perineum, which are generally not covered by a latex barrier.

Ultimately, use a condom every time. You'll be safer with one than without one. Optimally, learn to use a condom correctly, abstain when necessary (don't have sex during an outbreak, when the risk of infection is higher), and talk with your partner so you're at least informed about any risks that you might be taking. Even if you're both confident that you're clean, condoms are still a very reliable means of preventing pregnancy. Neither birth control pills nor condoms are 100% effective, so YES, you do prevent pregnancy better by using both.

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Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean.
Aristotle, Ethica Nichomachea

What about kissing?Can kissing lead to STD infections?
Btw how do you know if a woman has some or the other form of STD?I mean do these people have some sort of marks or rashes on their bodies which indicate infection?

It depends on the STD. Herpes, for example, has two variants. HSV-1 prefers to infect the mucus membranes around the mouth, but it CAN infect the mucus membranes around the genitals. HSV-2 prefers to infect the mucus membranes around the genitals and will rarely infect the mucus membranes around the mouth. This is why you shouldn't kiss somebody when they have a cold sore. HSV is highly infectious and you're likely to get it.

Most STD's, though, are genital infections that you won't get by mouth-to-mouth kissing. Some STD's, like HIV, are actually blood-borne, so if you and your partner have chapped lips, inflamed gums, canker sores, etc. it may still be possible to transmit HIV. It's NOT saliva-borne, but I have to admit, I'd probably be afraid to take a risk like that with somebody HIV positive.

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Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean.
Aristotle, Ethica Nichomachea

Thanks guys that was some really useful info,btw is HPV curable? I mean are all STD's like AIDS incurable? or can some be treated?

Here's a useful guideline: Viral infections are incurable; bacterial and fungal infections are curable. You don't really hear all that much about people contracting gonorrhea or syphilis anymore because they can be cured with antibiotic SPAM. There are some viral STD's for which you can get a vaccine. There is a Hepatitis B vaccine, for example, that provides lifetime immunity.

In fact, according to Wikipedia, gonorrhea and chlamydia are the two most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. Both of them are curable, but that doesn't mean you want to get them in the first place!

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Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean.
Aristotle, Ethica Nichomachea