Safe Sex News & Views

Don't Leave Home Until You're Well Packed

Family Planning and Positive Woman are encouraging people traveling overseas to make sure they are well packed with condoms and lubricant.

The two groups have joined together to educate people to carry condoms and lubricant with them overseas. Even if sex wasn't intended, unplanned sex can often take place overseas.

Jane Bruning, Co-ordinator of Positve Womans said

The fact is that the most common way of getting HIV is through sex, and condoms are still the best protection against HIV and most Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

STIs are common around the world and it’s not possible to tell if someone is infected – many people don’t even know themselves as some STIs can be present with no symptoms, Ms Bruning said. There are concerning increases in STIs in New Zealanders returning from popular holiday destinations, including the Pacific Islands.