Great question. The short answer is: yes (depending on the type of underwear).
The long answer:
What makes sexual activity "risky" is on a continuum, based on ease of transmitting disease or infection (since you are not concerned about pregnancy):
- Highest risk involves exchanging of bodily fluids (from vagina and anus, also mouth)
- Lowest risk involves no exchange of bodily fluids and no skin-to-skin genital contact (caressing with hands, kissing, humping with clothes on).
If you and your partner wear underwear and it is covering both genitals with no bodily fluids coming into contact with each other, this is considered lower risk.
Sometimes underwear is being worn, but can easily be pushed aside. There are many types of underwear...everything from "boy shorts" or boxers to the tiniest thong, so what is important is to know that some STDs and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) can be transmitted from skin-to-skin contact.
Bottom line: the underwear you and your partner are wearing only protects the parts that are being covered.
Does that help? Please let us know if you have any additional clarification questions...we're happy to help!
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Great question. The short answer is: yes (depending on the type of underwear).
The long answer:
What makes sexual activity "risky" is on a continuum, based on ease of transmitting disease or infection (since you are not concerned about pregnancy):
- Highest risk involves exchanging of bodily fluids (from vagina and anus, also mouth)
- Lowest risk involves no exchange of bodily fluids and no skin-to-skin genital contact (caressing with hands, kissing, humping with clothes on).
If you and your partner wear underwear and it is covering both genitals with no bodily fluids coming into contact with each other, this is considered lower risk.
Sometimes underwear is being worn, but can easily be pushed aside. There are many types of underwear...everything from "boy shorts" or boxers to the tiniest thong, so what is important is to know that some STDs and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) can be transmitted from skin-to-skin contact.
Bottom line: the underwear you and your partner are wearing only protects the parts that are being covered.
Does that help? Please let us know if you have any additional clarification questions...we're happy to help!
July 25, 2010 - 3:13pmThis Comment
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