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Dry sex

Sexual practice

Sexual practice

Dry sex is the sexual practice of having sexual intercourse without vaginal lubrication. Methods employed to remove vaginal lubrication include using herbal anaphrodisiacs, household detergents, antiseptics, by wiping out the vagina, or by placing leaves in the vagina besides other methods. Dry sex is associated with increased health risks.

Removing or preventing vaginal lubrication through practices associated with dry sex increases friction during intercourse, which may be perceived as increased vaginal tightness, and some believe enhance sexual pleasure for the male partner. Some men who insist on dry sex regard "wet" women as unchaste. Dry sex can be painful for women and men."Women in Action" published 2001 by Isis International Page 11: "there is nothing pleasant about dry sex because both the man and woman feel pain and they experience cuts" Dry sex is common in Sub-Saharan Africa and it has also been reported in Suriname among Afro-Surinamese women.

Health risks

The practice has been linked to the high incidence of HIV/AIDS infection in South Africa. The practice is regarded as increasing the risk of transmitting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) for both partners, including HIV Drying the vagina also removes the natural antiseptic lactobacilli which can combat sexually transmitted diseases. Furthermore, dry sex increases the risk that a condom will break because of the increased friction. It may also result in vaginal inflammation and/or traumatic lesions which in turn may increase the transmission of STDs in other ways.

References

References

  1. (17 October 1998). "Concern voiced over "dry sex" practices in South Africa". The Lancet.
  2. (1995). "'Dry sex' and HIV infection among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Lusaka, Zambia". AIDS.
  3. Karen E. Kun. (June 1998). "Vaginal Drying Agents and HIV Transmission". International Family Planning Perspectives.
  4. (8 January 2021). "Gendered innovations, stanford".
  5. (May 1996). "Local Voices: What Some Harare Men Say about Preparation for Sex". Reproductive Health Matters.
  6. January 2001 edition of "Parade": [https://books.google.com/books?id=vigxAQAAIAAJ&q=%22dry+sex+is+painful+for+both+men+and+women%22 Page 45]: "Dry sex is painful for both men and women and may expose one to infection."
  7. (February 2008). "Dry sex in Suriname". J Ethnopharmacol.
  8. Hyena, Hank. (1999-12-10). ""Dry sex" worsens AIDS numbers in southern Africa". Salon.com.
  9. (2024). "Protective Mechanisms of Vaginal Lactobacilli against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections". International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
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