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For many couples the difficult conversation will arise at some point early on in their relationship - how many people have they each slept with.
Now, a new survey reveals the average Brit has done the deed with nine people. But experts today warned, that though the average number of sexual partners is nine, it means you could have been 'sexually exposed' to almost four million people - if you didn't use condoms.
Using their Sex Degrees of Separation calculator, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor estimate those indirect sexual connections could
total 3,917,918. LloydsPharmacy’s Online Doctor, Dr Gigi Taguri said: 'Your risk of being exposed to an STI increases exponentially with each new partner. 'But importantly it's not just your direct partners that you have to worry about, but your partners' partners, and their partners' partners, and so on. 'They are indirect sexual connections.
This online calculator helps demonstrate how far STIs can spread if people do not wear condoms. The tool can determine the number of direct and indirect sexual connections you've had, based on the theory of six degrees of separation. By entering a few details about your sexual history, the calculator works out how far your sexual encounters spread.
https://onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/blog/sex-degrees/
For many couples the difficult conversation will arise at some point early on in their relationship - how many people have they each slept with.
Now, a new survey reveals the average Brit has done the deed with nine people. But experts today warned, that though the average number of sexual partners is nine, it means you could have been 'sexually exposed' to almost four million people - if you didn't use condoms.
Using their Sex Degrees of Separation calculator, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor estimate those indirect sexual connections could
total 3,917,918. LloydsPharmacy’s Online Doctor, Dr Gigi Taguri said: 'Your risk of being exposed to an STI increases exponentially with each new partner. 'But importantly it's not just your direct partners that you have to worry about, but your partners' partners, and their partners' partners, and so on. 'They are indirect sexual connections.
This online calculator helps demonstrate how far STIs can spread if people do not wear condoms. The tool can determine the number of direct and indirect sexual connections you've had, based on the theory of six degrees of separation. By entering a few details about your sexual history, the calculator works out how far your sexual encounters spread.
https://onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/blog/sex-degrees/