Article: PLASTIC WRAP NOT PERFECT, BUT WORTH USING ANYWAY

Dear Beth:

Q. Please correct your statement about household plastic wrap being effective to stop the transmission of HIV virus that causes AIDS. It is designed to be porous, and is not effective if used as a dental dam during oral sex.

ANONYMOUS

A. There are mixed messages about what kind of protective barriers to use during oral sex to protect against sexually transmitted diseases including HIV because there has not yet been enough reliable research. Nothing is 100 percent safe. Planned Parenthood and other health organizations do suggest using plastic wrap if you aren't able to obtain a latex dental dam. Its brochure, "Sex - Safer and Satisfying: A Guide for the Sexually Active" (online ...

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