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Repeat Teen Self-Cutters Likely to Engage in Risky Sex

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FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are frequent self-cutters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study says.

People who have cut themselves at least three times used condoms less often during sex, were more likely to share cutting instruments and had less self-restraint in general than teens who only cut themselves once or twice, according to the report in the June issue of the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.