Every 30 minutes someone contracts HIV. Bad news. HIV remains incurable and can, depending on each individual case, lead to the terminal disease, AIDS.

Sex outside of a monogamous, committed life-long relationship has consequences. Even middle-aged and older folks who have decided to have multiple sexual partners, are learning they aren’t immune to STDs. There is a marked increase in Baby Boomers needing STD treatment.

This just underlines the need for testing if one is sexually active—and for taking time to consider if having sex is really worth the pain….or worse.