Dry sex
Dry sex (English dry sex ) is in sub-Saharan Africa widespread sexual practice . Became known dry sex , especially in the context of AIDS , because it is a transmission of HIV easier.
For dry sex , the woman inserts a powder made of ground herbs, roots or even small stones or aluminum hydroxide stones into her vagina . The lubrication is counteracted it, because the vaginal fluid is bound by the powder. The vaginal vestibule and the vagina are thus kept artificially dry, which increases the frictional resistance of the man's penis during sexual intercourse and supposedly the increase in pleasure. This results in painful injuries to the vaginal membrane. These make them more permeable to all types of pathogens, but especially to HIV. Even without mechanical injuries, this practice represents a significant intervention in the vaginal environment, because the vaginal secretion serves to protect against infections of the female genital tract. The penis can also be injured, especially the more delicate glans skin .
This practice is based on the assumption that the vagina must be dry, tight and hot in order to sexually satisfy the man. Older women in particular therefore use this method in order to continue to be sexually attractive . The desired gain in pleasure is one-sided in favor of the man.
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Web links
- Hank Hyena: "Dry sex" worsens AIDS numbers in southern Africa . December 10, 1999.
- ME Beksinska, HV Rees, I. Kleinschmidt, J. McIntyre: The practice and prevalence of dry sex among men and women in South Africa: a risk factor for sexually transmitted infections? In: Sexually Transmitted Infections 1999. PMID 10448396
- D. Civic, D. Wilson: Dry sex in Zimbabwe and implications for condom use. In: Soc Sci Med. 1996. PMID 8745110