If I Knew...: De-as sti…

Pass on herpes, go to jail?

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If a condom breaks and you're not using any other contraception, go to a clinic, pharmacist or doctor as soon as possible and ask about emergency contraception.

You may also need to get tested for sexually transmitted infections STIs. This applies to boys having sex with girls and boys having sex with boys.

Condoms are the only type of contraception I need to think about. Condoms can provide protection from STIs and unplanned pregnancy.

There are lots of different types of contraception , including the implant, injection, coil or the pill. It's worth exploring all your options. You need extra lube.

A bit of extra lubrication is good but don't use anything with oil in it as it can dissolve the condom. That includes baby oil, Vaseline and hand cream. Lipstick has oil in it too. Condoms make me less sensitive.

Using a condom doesn't have to spoil the moment. In fact, they can make some men last longer before they come, which is good news for both partners.

Pass on herpes, go to jail?

There are lots of different sizes, shapes, colours, textures and flavours of condoms, so enjoy finding the one that suits you both best. For example, it is argued that because people can only be held criminally liable if they know their infected status this may operate as a disincentive to HIV testing, that the de facto obligation to disclose for the purpose of gaining consent may cause people to interpret non-disclosure of status by a partner as meaning that the partner is free from infection, and that limitations of forensic science which cannot determine route, timing or source of transmission mean that people may plead guilty when they are not.

Such concerns have resulted in a high-level global commission on HIV and the law and, more locally, the publication of guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales in , the aim of which was to explain the factors that prosecutors should take into account when deciding whether or not to pursue a case. Among other things it highlighted the fact that scientific evidence alone is not conclusive and that practising safer sex would make establishing recklessness difficult.

The guidance is not HIV specific and applies to all cases involving alleged STI transmission, including infection with herpes, gonorrhoea, syphilis, chlamydia, hepatitis etc. So what's the problem?

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First, irrespective of whether one agrees with criminalisation as a matter of principle, we have to question whether herpes simplex is a sufficiently serious condition to warrant 14 months immediate imprisonment a sentence which would have been longer had Golding not pleaded guilty. Herpes is unpleasant, but it is manageable. Third, given that herpes may be dormant for a long time, people may assume that it is a current partner who has transmitted it when in fact it was a previous one the science is insufficient to establish that this is not the case , and people may ill-advisedly plead guilty when confronted with an allegation.

More generally, it is important to recognise that although the Crown Prosecution Service guidance relates to STIs there is no essential legal difference between a herpes virus that manifests itself as genital or facial sore and one that causes chickenpox.

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While some may be sympathetic to punishing those who infect sexual partners with an embarrassing and socially stigmatised condition, one suspects that far fewer would think it appropriate to criminalise a child above the age of criminal responsibility who infected a classmate with a normal childhood illness. While some may be sympathetic to punishing those who infect sexual partners with an embarrassing and socially stigmatised condition, one suspects that far fewer would think it appropriate to criminalise a child above the age of criminal responsibility who infected a classmate with a normal childhood illness.

In addition, we might pause to reflect both as to why someone would think that going to the police and reporting a partner is seen as an appropriate response to discovering that one has an STI, and also that the law is prepared to respond in such a draconian way. Between when there was a conviction for gonorrhea transmission and there were no convictions for passing on an STI in England and Wales.

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Since then the number in this jurisdiction has increased significantly. Sexually transmitted infections are a fact of life.

Practice Abstinence

They are things people would rather not have. Some are incurable but most, including HIV and herpes, are treatable and manageable.

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Criminalising people who have taken as much care as they are able to prevent onward transmission but are still treated in law as having been reckless does nothing to reinforce the message that we should take responsibility both for our own sexual health, as well as that of others. It does precisely the converse, and that is surely a bad and unhelpful thing. Sentencing Golding to 14 months in jail, the judge said:

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