The nurse is teaching a class of college students about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The nurse stresses that:
1. Animal skin condoms should be used at all times.
2. Condoms should be used with petroleum jelly.
3. Unprotected sex is acceptable if you know the partner well.
4. Women should use a female condom.
4. Women should use a female condom.
Rationale:
Women are taught that they should use a female condom to ensure safer sex. Animal skin condoms are not recommended because they allow passage of the HIV virus. Petroleum jelly can damage a condom, defeating its purpose for safe sex. Unprotected sex should only be considered when both partners have been tested for HIV and the relationship is mutually monogamous.
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