Posted on 06/18/2003 1:13:11 AM PDT by miltonim
TUEBINGEN, June 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study by researchers at the University of Tuebingen in Germany has found that anal sex, both homosexual and heterosexual, is the second largest cause of HIV transmission in Africa. Transmission in medical settings, such as through dirty needles, is listed as the primary cause, says the study published in the current edition of The Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids.
In a finding which has HIV/AIDS activists on edge, the researchers, say vaginal transmission of HIV is a very distant third compared to medical transmission and transmission through anal sex.
The report's author Dr. Stuart Brody, of the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, said people in Africa need to be told that anal sex poses a greater risk of transmitting the Aids virus.
See BBC coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2993016.stm
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I will try to be as delicate as possible. My experience has led me to find that there are many women who enjoy this experience, with suitable foreplay. That being said, I have found myself (a-hem) uncomfortable developing a relationship with those "ladys" who have discovered they like it. Makes ya wonder how they found out....Regards
I would disagree with "mental illness" .I agree with the pink lobby...It's genetic. That being said, and my being a compassionate conservative, I propose we fund studys to correct this genetic abnormality and find ways to apply gene therapy to fix this obvious genetic defect.
(Excerpt from "Spikes")
May 7, 2003
With President Bush pushing a $15 billion international AIDS initiative, much debate is swirling around both the appropriateness of the measure and its size.
Every dollar of that $15 billion is to be spent on the well-being of non-Americans. Needless to say, that has the opponents of foreign aid upset. The international AIDS crusaders want the amount to be doubled or tripled. Between those two poles lie a host of intermediate positions your Curmudgeon is too tired to review in detail. Besides, they're insignificant compared to the far edges of the spectrum.
The justifications for the bill, and for the huge amount of money it allocates, are the statistical explosion of AIDS infections and deaths in the Third World, and the high cost of the drugs used to treat both AIDS and pre-AIDS HIV infection.
I doubt whether the pleasure of the recipient is of any concern whatsoever, particularly if she is female. Google "dry sex" sometime and see another big cause of females contracting the HIV virus in large numbers in Africa. That and the practice of female genital mutilation spells out to me that female sexual pleasure is dead last priority in many places.
Some recent FR articles you may or may not have seen:
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The upcoming Split of the Church of England
Philadelphia Boy Scouts drop plan to defy national policy
Time to face facts: Gays gain victory
Actually, I believe that both HIV and hepatitis are viral infections, not bacterial. Your point may still be valid, though.
JOHANNESBURG, 22 June (PLUSNEWS) - Young South Africans are interpreting oral and anal sex as safe because they are not mentioned in HIV/AIDS prevention messages, an expert has said.
A survey conducted by professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim has revealed that 15 percent of 800 pupils aged 15 to 19 surveyed in KwaZulu-Natal province considered anal sex a safer alternative, despite it carrying the highest risk of HIV infection.
A local newspaper, The Sunday Times, quoted her as saying: "We need to make sure that our prevention messages are as complete as possible about the different ways that you can get HIV/AIDS."
Karim also said her findings showed that the country's HIV/AIDS awareness messages were too vague.
JOHANNESBURG, 22 June (PLUSNEWS) - Young South Africans are interpreting oral and anal sex as safe because they are not mentioned in HIV/AIDS prevention messages, an expert has said.
A survey conducted by professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim has revealed that 15 percent of 800 pupils aged 15 to 19 surveyed in KwaZulu-Natal province considered anal sex a safer alternative, despite it carrying the highest risk of HIV infection.
A local newspaper, The Sunday Times, quoted her as saying: "We need to make sure that our prevention messages are as complete as possible about the different ways that you can get HIV/AIDS."
Karim also said her findings showed that the country's HIV/AIDS awareness messages were too vague.
consider the clitoris surgery, piercing rituals. Anal sex may be common as well as much needle sharing.
I didn't know we had any gay FReepers. That is news to me.
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