Current Issues |
| February 2004 |  |
| Married People Live Longer | The Facts About Oral Sex and STIs |
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Sexual Health Update The Medical Institute (USA) Studies show that marriage has a profound impact on non-sexual health. In fact, the risk of death at any given age is substantially lower in married individuals. One study states, "Compared to married people, the nonmarried...have higher rates of mortality than the married: about 50 percent higher among women and 250 percent higher among men." Being unmarried seems to decrease a man's average life span by about 10 years.
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The Medical Institute (USA)
For
much of our culture, oral sex is a taboo topic—something too private and
personal to discuss openly—but that silence has resulted in a dangerous
lack of knowledge. When it comes to your health, ignorance isn’t bliss.
In fact, it can be costly and painful. For the sake of your health and
safety, you need to know the risks of oral sex. What
Is It?
Oral sex is contact of one person’s mouth or tongue with the genitals of another person. |
