Why do tests for gonorrhea work better for men than women?
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Actually, the same tests are run for men and women and they are equally sensitive, specific and valid for each gender.\n\nGonorrhea (which is usually run in conjunction with chlamydia) is a urine test. Using a sample obtained first thing in the morning provides for the most accurate results.\n\nThere are swab tests, too. But they can be painful for guys, so many clinics prefer to use the urine test.\n\nBut anyway, testing for gonorrhea is equally accurate in both men and women.
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IT IS NOT TRUE THAT MEN LIKE SEX MORE THAN WOMEN. WHAT HAPPENS IS WOMEN ARE USUALLY MORE RESERVED THAN MEN SO MEN USUALLY ASK AND INITIATE SEX MORE OFTEN THAT WOMEN. ALSO, WOMEN NEED TO BE THERE EMOTIONALLY IN ORDER TO DESIRE SEX AND MEN CAN JUST HAVE SEX WITHOUT BECOMING EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED.
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WASHINGTON - The consumers group best known for rating cars and washing machines has turned its testing prowess to condoms to find out which ones measure up best and how other birth control methods compare.\n\nThe nonprofit Consumers Union says in a new guide to contraception that the seven top types of condoms they studied did not burst despite vigorous testing, and all models met international standards.\n\nBut results showed that the top brand, able to take the most punishment, was the Durex Extra Sensitive Lubricated Latex, according to the report.\n\nOther top-performers include the Durex Performax Lubricated, Lifestyles Classic Collection Ultra Sensitive Lubricated and TheyFit Lubricated.\n\nOf the many options available for pregnancy prevention, condoms remain the only method that also can help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, which causes AIDS.\n\nThat’s a crucial function: HIV infects 110 Americans each day, at least half of them younger than 25. And concerns have evolved over some older sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, because they have become resistant to the standard drugs used to treat them.\n\nFor this report, we evaluated 23 kinds of latex condoms. We also purchased two types made of polyurethane, marketed to people allergic to latex.\n\nBecause there’s so much confusion over contraceptives, we also created the chart in A comparative guide with the facts about 17 birth-control methods, so that you can compare them and decide what’s best for you. And Birth-control choices details the latest developments in contraception.\n\nIn our tests, all latex condoms passed minimum industry standards (no such standards exist for polyurethane models). We found no correlation between performance and price, thickness, or the country of manufacture.\n\nBut some models were clearly stronger than others. We rated one model that Planned Parenthood distributes at its clinics as poor because its strength was so low compared with the rest. Here are the details:\n\nStrength differs. We test condoms by inflating them until they burst, an established predictor of real-world performance. The best had no premature breakage among the 120 samples we tested for each model. When inflated, they also averaged at least 38 liters of air. The worst, however, broke 18 of 120 times at volumes below our strength threshold of 25 liters.\n\nSize matters. Most models met minimum standards for length and thickness. But some samples of the Durex Extra Sensitive, Durex Performax, larger-size versions of TheyFit, and Trojan Magnum slightly exceeded the maximum recommended width and should be used only by men who require a larger width.\n\nFewer brands have spermicide. There’s no reason to choose spermicidal condoms over other kinds. They have no additional benefit in preventing pregnancy, have a shorter shelf life, and may cause urinary-tract infections in young women. Nonoxynol-9, a widely used spermicide, came under scrutiny in 2001 when a report from the World Health Organization warned that if used frequently, it may cause vaginal irritation and might increase the risk of contracting HIV.\n\nThough the amount of nonoxynol-9 on a spermicide-lubricated condom is smaller compared with the doses studied in the report, some condom makers, including Durex, have dropped models lubricated with nonoxynol-9. Others, including Trojan and LifeStyles, say they will keep selling them. A LifeStyles spokesman said the company is working with the Food and Drug Administration on the issue of nonoxynol-9.\n\nSpecial features abound. In our tests, condoms labeled “ultra thin” generally lived up to that claim; all but the Class Act Ultra Thin & Sensitive had thinner walls than most.\n\nThat’s not the only feature you’ll find. TheyFit condoms (formerly Viva 21st Century Individual Fit), sold at Condomania.com, come in 55 sizes. The Inspiral Lubricated has a raised, wraparound “seashell” tip. Two condoms we tested had
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Men are more guided by the left side of the brain which stands for logic and visualization.  Women are more governed by the right side of the brain which stands for emotions and compassion.  So men are more graphic and rational.  Women are more emotional and gentle.  Thats the reason why men are also more physical than women.
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Men have orgasms easier, so I'd guess its men.
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Both sexes seem more concerned with warding off pregnancy then worried about disease. A lot of women seem to be going with the shot and without the fear of getting a chic pregnant a guy seems less likely to use a condom.
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Studies of men who had sex more often showed that they had a higher baseline Testosterone.  The question was posed - which came first.  The general answer was both. Men who have more sexual activity are likely in better shape and may excercise more.  These all lead to higher baseline levels of testosterone.  Higher Male hormones increase the liklihood of wanting more sexual activity - its a cycle like everything in your body.
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In part because men generally go to the doctor less often than women, so treatable diseases are not discovered as early.
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There used to be a lot of horror stories going around about swabs being inserted into the tip of the penis, because that's the way testing for chlamydia used to be performed. Now, STD clinics can test for chlamydia in urine. Syphilis testing and Hepatitis-C tests are blood tests. HIV testing can be done either by using blood or by OraSure, which is basically pressing a cotton pad in the mouth against the gumline and sending it off to a lab.\n\nI'm not sure if the swab is still being used for gonorrhea testing in men, but chlamydia is much more common in most parts of the U.S. than gonorrhea is.
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I like bil's answer. but let me clarify.\n\nMen and women do NOT transmit and contract HIV equally! Same thing applies for most STDs.\n\nWomen are usually receptive partners. Female anatomy is constructed to take in and absorb material. This is usually suppsoed to be sperm cells, but it also means women take in pathogens much easier than men do.\n\nThen again, there are men who are receptive partners sometimes. Then yes, they are more susceptible to infection. In fact, the anus is very fragile, tears easily, which is why receptive males pick up HIV very easily.\n\nMen who are insertive partners (tops) are the ones who have the greatest likelihood of transmitting illness to their partners. Stuff (semen, germs) comes out of them, but it's not as likely (though entirely possible!) for stuff to get back in. The easiest port of entry for HIV to get into an insertive male would be either the urethra or underneath the foreskin.
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Hi Ms., I work in that field and have found that in this part of the US in which I live, there has been a number of AA women that have quote/unquote "settled" w/ infected man for several reasons. 1. the ratio of men to women is like 1:3 (maybe more, not certain) which affords him a "pecking order"! 2. Some women feel that they simply CAN NOT live w/o a man or "that" man when she knows (deep down) that he's playing outside of the relationship and lastly, incarcerated or not, there are men on the DL (down low) that's with their women in the day and their men at night. Sadly, in these relationships, condoms are seldom used if at all. \nThe only way to protect yourself is to get tested to know your status and use condoms or some type of barrier for all types of penetrating sexual activities. \nI would love to know how your research concludes, please contact me at  dvdiva7@yahoo.com
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for docs there is no difference.\nbut it is better if he is male, he can understand the under situation better.
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A doctor utilizing the proper tests can tell you. I can tell you one thing though, "You don't get STDs from sex, you get them from stupid."
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Actually it is easier to contract HIV, and any other STD for that matter, through an-al sex, however that has nothing to do with a person's sexual preference. Straight people who engage in an-al sex are more likely to transmit diseases than through vag-inal sex. No matter how you choose to enter, don't take your soldier to war without his helmet :)
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You can only get it from an Infected Partner. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is a bacterial infection of the urethra in men and the urethra, cervix, or both in women. Gonorrhea can also infect the rectum, anus, throat, pelvic organs, and rarely, the conjunctiva, which is the membrane that lines the eyelid and eye surface. About half of those who are infected don't have symptoms. People who do not have symptoms may unknowingly transmit gonorrhea infections to their sex partners. \n\nThe throat, anus, urethra, and rectum are common areas of infection in both men and women. If symptoms are present, they may include painful urination, anal itching or bleeding, or abnormal discharge from the penis or vagina. Gonorrhea infection in the throat doesn't usually cause symptoms, such as a sore throat.\n\nIn men, symptoms are usually serious enough that they will cause a man to seek medical attention before complications occur. In women, the early symptoms are sometimes so mild that they are mistaken for a bladder infection or vaginal infection.\n\nThe incubation period—the time from exposure to gonorrhea until symptoms develop—is usually 2 to 5 days, but sometimes symptoms may not develop for up to 30 days. \n\nPer Yahoo.
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every one has his own test.be normal.men dont like artificials.
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Honestly...less and less.  I would say that women are more comfortable with their sexuality than they ever have been, and that lends itself to more FWB action.  I still think women are more likely to do FWB stuff with a person that they would enter a relationship with, while men are less likely to be interested in a relationship