Woman are more likely to have unprotected sex if they believe the man has ...

Woman are more likely to have unprotected sex if they believe the man has 'relationship potential' They will also have unsafe sex with a man if they feel they know him Many worry more about appearing untrusting, unromantic or ruining the mood  More than 200,000 women a year in England are diagnosed with an STI

By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail

Published: 04:01 GMT, 19 March 2019 | Updated: 04:01 GMT, 19 March 2019

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Women considering spending the night with someone new are more likely to have unprotected sex if they think he is ‘relationship potential’, researchers claim.

They will also have unsafe sex with a man if they feel they know him, a study has found.

More than 200,000 women a year in England are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection such as chlamydia or herpes.

Women are generally more likely than men to say upfront ‘we’re not having sex without a condom’.

But a study involving 177 women has found they may make an exception and put themselves at risk if they are looking for a relationship and feel a sense of familiarity with the man in question.

Women considering spending the night with someone new are more likely to have unprotected sex if they think he is ‘relationship potential’, researchers claim (stock)

Women considering spending the night with someone new are more likely to have unprotected sex if they think he is ‘relationship potential’, researchers claim (stock)

Then they may worry more about appearing untrusting, unromantic or ruining the mood by asking to have protected sex.

Researchers led by the University of Guelph in Canada asked 440 men and women about a hypothetical scenario with a new partner they had met at a party, and how they might try to avoid unsafe sex.

Dr Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, who led the study, said: ‘Understanding what factors make it more difficult to recognise risk during a sexual encounter, such as the desire for a long-term romantic relationship and partner familiarity, can lead to better prevention.’

Women who propose having safe sex fear looking promiscuous and face the threat of killing a potential new relationship by insisting on protection. 

Some men complain that using a condom reduces sensation, so that sex is less pleasurable.

TWO BRITISH WOMAN CAUGHT SUPER GONORRHOEA FROM A POTENT STRAIN SPREADING THROUGH IBIZA

Two British women caught a strain of super gonorrhoea, which is being spread by people having unprotected sex in Ibiza, health chiefs revealed last week.

One of the women - the first to catch the potent STI strain in the UK - had condomless sex with a man who recently came back from the Spanish party island.

The other is thought to have picked up the infection after having unprotected sex with multiple men in Ibiza. Neither woman has been identified.

The woman who caught the infection in the UK is confirmed to have spread it to at least one other man and experts warn it is 'likely' more people have been infected. 

The link between the two cases, which were first reported by Public

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