WHY IT IS SO HARD TO TALK ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH AND STDS: CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS TABOOS

by admin on March 27th, 2009. Filed under Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction

There are particular cultural taboos against using condoms and talking about sexual health. In certain cultures, whether people are living

in their country of origin or elsewhere, women are not permitted to request that a condom be used. And some men refuse to use condoms, because they believe that doing so diminishes their manliness. In other societies sexual intercourse is perceived as the exchange of energy, which a condom blocks. Furthermore, in certain religions, using birth control methods such as condoms is not acceptable, so preventing the transmission of STDs with a condom is not possible. Some people may also believe that if they choose partners of their own ethnic or cultural background they will not contract an STD, because STDs are infections that only “others” get. It can be difficult to bridge these cultural gaps, but through education about sex and STDs there are those who may decide to alter their behavior and also find partners who are willing to practice safer sex.

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