No surprise. If you drink heavily, your judgement drops, and you're at greater risk of picking up a sexually transmitted disease (STD), reports this LA Times news article, "Binge drinking is fun -- until the gonorrhea diagnosis." Here are the highlights of this article . . .
- Drinking five or more alcoholic beverages at one time appears to be connected to risky sexual behaviors and higher rates of STDs
- As far as the actual sex, women are more likely to contract some diseases, such as HIV, through repeated condomless intercourse than are men
Additional information on this topic:
- Women who binge drink at greater risk of unsafe sex and sexually transmitted disease (news release)
- CDC - Quick Stats - Binge Drinking
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