Promiscuity's Tragic Trail

John B. Shea
Reproduced with Permission

The virtue of chastity is the only certain way of preventing the deadly consequences of promiscuity. Postponing sexual activity until marriage with an uninfected mate is the only realistic way for anyone to be one hundred percent sure of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases. It also precludes the dangers of contraceptive pill use, and the temptation to have an abortion with its harmful consequences.

What Damage has Promiscuity Done?

'Safe' Sex - The Condom Illusion

Dire Effects of STDs

Chlamydia:

Women: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Men: Inflammation of testicle

Newborn: Premature birth

Gonorrhea:

Women: PID

Men: Sterility

Fetus and Newborn:

Hepatitis B: (HBV)

Women and men:

Fetus and Newborn:

Genital Herpes: (HSV-2)

Fetus and Newborn:

Human Papilloma Virus: (HPV)

Women:

Men:

Fetus and Newborn:

Syphilis:

Women and Men:

Fetus and Newborn:

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus: (HIV)

Women and Men:

Fetus and Newborn:

Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP) - Illusions

It is an illusion that the OCP is harmless.

Why have doctors, pharmacists, and the manufacturers not warned women of the dangers of breast cancer in connection with taking OCPs? Financial incentive and fear of being criticized by colleagues may be partly responsible.

The 'Safe' Abortion Illusion

When contraception fails many women are tempted to have an abortion.

When more than one factor affects the risk of developing breast cancer, the risk is calculated by multiplying the independent risk factors, e.g. Among women with a family history of breast cancer, any woman who uses OCPs for 5 or more years has her risk of getting breast cancer increased to 3 times normal. If she had no family history, it would be twice normal. If a woman who uses OCPs and has a family history of breast cancer, also has an abortion before her first full term pregnancy, the risk of breast cancer is greatly increased.31


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