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STDs, a Serious Issue in the Online Dating World.

The growth of the online dating industry has created a serious concern that most online dating services aren't addressing - sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

An online dating service recently put out a press release bragging that 60% of their members had sex on the first date! What this service failed to publicise was the dangers that frequent sex with multiple partners poses, primarily in the spread of STDs.

Unfortunately, few studies have addressed how online dating affects the growth and transmission of STDs. One of the few studies to look at this issue was published by one of the Worlds leading Medical Associations. The objective of the study was "to compare the risk of STD transmission for people who seek sex on the Internet with risk for people not seeking sex on the Internet." The conclusion of the study, which included over 1000 people was, "clients who seek sex using the Internet appear to be at greater risk for STDs than clients who do not seek sex on the Internet." Another publication saw a rise in the STD syphilis among people meeting online and having sex. This coincides with news that syphilis rates have risen greatly over the last two years

This is manifested by the ignorance of agencies not publicly addressing the issue of online dating in the spread of STDs. Education of STDs is vital to people of all ages that are rediscovering romance online. A person who may have previously only dated one or two people a year has found it easy to date dozens of people in a year since the emergence of online dating. As more people are exposed to each other in the dating scene, the exposure to STDs becomes more prevalent.

Further complicating matters is that a person can have an STD without showing any symptoms. This makes it easier to pass on to another unsuspecting person. Human papillomavirus, (HPV) is rapidly spread in this manner, with only a small percentage of HPV positive people showing symptoms like genital warts.

Being part of the online dating scene can be fun, but with that, comes a responsibility to educate yourself, even if you've never had an STD. For example, many people don't realize that several STDs, including Herpes, can be spread from oral sex.

To address some of the STD dangers associated with online dating it is important to educate yourself. If you are an online dater and suspect that you night have acquired an STD, be sure to get tested so that you are not putting yourself or any other online dater at risk.

Source, Online Dating Magazine

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