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Originally Posted by nikki1920
But when you have sex with someone, dont you take a risk of getting an STD anyway? Regardless of use of contraception or not?
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Something about the IUD causes a greater % risk of getting the STD.
Example...you have sex with someone on time who has herpes...say you have a 40% chance of getting herpes without any contraceptive at all...when you have an IUD in, that % increases to 60% because of what the IUD does to your body. I'm not EXACTLY sure what it is...possible that the virus can "cling" to the IUD easier than it can skin...or maybe the way it's positioned.