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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Adult Toy Stores and Public Health



Sexual Behavior in all its flavors can be explored fully in many adult toy stores across the nation. Many adults do not think about safe practices when using these toys. Heck, sometimes it is difficult to sway them into wearing protection or using barriers to body fluids. So when we adults think about these types of locations, locations like The Todd, we tend to think of fun and not of safety.

But did you know that places like The Todd could play a very important role in the promotion of Public Health? When you purchase items from such locations, The staff could provide a brief, but very important education in regard to your sexual health. These places offer the perfect environment to educate you about your own sexual safety and how to keep your partner or partners safe from STIs, STDs, and unwanted pregnancy.

Prior to buying your toy or product of choice, they could demonstrate to you its proper use, instruct you on how to clean and store it after using, and how to avoid exposure to each others body fluids, specifically, via the toy. They could advise on the reduced efficacy of condoms when used in conjunction with spermicides, the importance of using oral barriers when having oral sex, and many other little known facts about reducing your exposure to an unwanted outcome. And the staff could do all this educating while still encouraging you, the buyer, that the fun factor is not going to be reduced by being more careful in your play.

Adult toy stores could be a new avenue for public health officials to reach out and promote safer sex , not only for the general public, but also for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender public who are generally underserved in sexual health education. This is probably due to the taboo nature discussing alternative sexual experiences. So, doesn't it seem perfect that a place that gives you the giggles when you talk about shopping there, could also be the place that educates you about the ways to experience fun and safe sex in any form?

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