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Plastic bags not a substitute for condoms: Thai ministry
 [Straits Times] USING plastic bags instead of condoms during sex would put teenagers at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and severe vaginal lacerations, the Public Health Ministry warned on Tuesday.On the other hand, you can't carry a three pound rump roast home from the grocery store in a rubber... A study has shown that some students in the north-east had used plastic bags to prevent pregnancies and STDs. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Tuesday that the Disease Control Department's Aids, Tuberculosis and Sexual Transmitted Disease Bureau had informed him that the use of plastic bags was unusual among teenagers who want to experience sex. But this unsafe behaviour could lead to injuries and infections of the sexual organs. The ministry has been distributing more than 20 million condoms a year to the public. People can get free condoms in their villages from primary-care units and health volunteers. Posted by: Fred 2011-01-06 |
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