Citation

Prog. Hum. Reprod. Res. 1997; (41): 7-8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, WHO Special Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12348106

Abstract

Women who engage in unsafe sexual intercourse may be at risk of unwanted pregnancy and/or infection with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In a study of male industrial workers and students in the Republic of Korea, 21% of the sexually experienced workers and 11% of the sexually experienced students reported having caused pregnancy in a female sex partner. Most of the pregnancies were aborted, but 13% of the workers and 11% of the students became fathers. 22% of the sexually experienced workers and 8% of the sexually experienced students reported having had a STD, and some reported having sexual intercourse while infected. In a survey of students in Ilorin, Nigeria, 13% of the males reported having caused pregnancy, of which 70% were aborted. 9% of the females surveyed reported being pregnant at least once, with 77% ending in abortion. 10% of the young women reported experiencing abnormal vaginal discharge during the year before the study. A study of young men and women in rural Thailand found that only slightly more than half of the male respondents with STDs sought medical care from a physician; others either bought medicines from pharmacies or received no treatment at all.

Language: en