According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) nearly 1.8 million people who reside in Latin America are infected with HIV, in large part due to the ever-increasing population. Of these cases, more than a third can be found in Brazil, with Argentina and Colombia following close behind in the thriving epidemic. Unsafe […]
Entries from January 2008
Catholic Church Condom Ban in Latin America
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Condom Use · AIDS Prevention · In the News
If the Condom Breaks
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Trust me. It has happened to the best of us. You are in the midst of enjoying your new relationship and new sexual partner. You think you did everything right. You had the talk before beginning the sexual portion of the relationship. You openly discussed condom usage and agreed to always wear condoms during sex. […]
Tags: Condom Use · Safe Sex
Dental Dams: What are they?
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments
In my research of condoms and condom histories and sexually transmitted diseases, I kept coming upon the phrase “dental dams.” I would gloss over the phrase and keep on reading, until finally I leaned over to my co-worker (also known as my human version of Google) and asked him, “What in the world is a […]
Tags: Safe Sex


