As many readers know, we are big proponents of condom use as a necessary aspect of maintaining sexual health.  Our Condom Category now contains hundreds of choices for men and women from Extra Sensitive to even Non-Latex condoms, and we also have a complete selection of Dental Dams.  As well as maintaining your safety, condoms also allow each individual to control his or her reproductive choices.

But now, more than ever, safety is a principal concern.  New studies in the United Kingdom and the United States have identified drug resistant STI’s that were previously easy to treat.

“Antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae remains an important challenge to controlling gonorrhea; gonococcal strains may be resistant to penicillins, tetracyclines, spectinomycin, and fluoroquinolones. Resistance to CDC-recommended doses of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin exceeds 40% in some Asian countries (World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Susceptibility Programme (GASP) Report- 2000. Commun Dis Intell 2001; 25:274-277).

Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of N. gonorrhoeae have also been reported in the United States and Canada. The proportion of gonococcal isolates in Hawaii that are fluoroquinolone-resistant currently exceeds 13% and increasing numbers of resistant strains have been identified in the continental United States (Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Annual Report – 2003).” Source – CDC.

We strongly urge everyone to use condoms during play with new partners, and to maintain your sexual health.  And we also would like to remind you that the symtoms of some STI’s do not become apparent until after the person carrying it has already transmitted the infection.  You can’t tell a person is infected by just “looking.”

Enjoy safe and healthy play.  Use condoms.

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