- Having no other concurrent partners
- Having had very few, or no, other partners in the past
- Always practicing safer sex even in long term monogamous relationships
- Being regularly screened for an infection
- Being willing to discuss safer sex and infection testing before you have sex
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- Believing (or having a partner try and convince you) that safe sex can cause medical and other health problems and that the risk is better than using safety
- Believing (or having a partner try and convince you) that condoms aren’t necessary
- Using drugs or alcohol before sex
- Having other sexual partners, particularly those who use drugs or alcohol
- Having a partner tell you that because he/she has no symptoms he/she can’t have an infection
- Only practicing safe sex for vaginal, and/or anal sex but not for oral sex
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