Along with the college experience comes the exploration of different academic and career avenues. People tend to find out more about themselves and who they want to be.

Sexual habits are usually also enhanced during a student’s tenure, with immediate risks always becoming a factor in the practice.

Recently, studies have examined a major concern in the sexual evolution. Sexual orientation is not a component involved in today’s health risks. Everyone is susceptible to disease. Though with protective devices on the market, one becomes more confident in safety.

However, these products may not necessarily be as effective as originally thought. Some have failure rates of more than fifty percent. Spermicides, gels, condoms and sponges have been trusted as deterrents to disease and pregnancy for decades. While effective in one area, these devices may actually promote pregnancy or a separate disease in other areas. Adults who choose to be sexually active should fully understand the massive differences in products and the risks involved in each of them. Nonoxynol may prevent gonorrhea and chlamydia while side effects may actually promote HIV infection.

Everyone should reconsider grounded beliefs in sexual prevention. New research should be done by individuals who purchase what was considered tried and true prevention methods.

No one is entirely safe. Learn the risks and the dangers in sex. Tonight’s fling may mean a lifetime of problems. One poor decision may mean an early death.