Men's Facts - Unsafe Sex

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Men outnumber women in all types of reported sexually transmitted infections.

Unsafe sex is responsible for various types of diseases that are spread by having sex with an infected partner. Condoms are the most effective way to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection during sex when used properly.

Number of cases reported at the Government's Social Hygiene Service by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2021.

	Male	Female	Male to female ratio
Primary syphilis	66	1	66.0
Gonorrhoea	1769	263	6.7
Non-gonococcal urethritis/ Non-specific genital infection	3170	1919	1.7
Genital wart	1074	321	3.3
Herpes genitalis	311	173	1.8
HIV infection	367	80	4.6
AIDS	76	14	5.4

Source: Hong Kong STD/AIDS Updates (2021). Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health.