Of course, contraception is important? we are all agreed. How important it really is to use a condom, shows this tool the pharmacy chain "Lloyds". It calculates the number of your indirect sexual contacts. What does that mean? Quite simply, if you had sex with five men in your life, did they have sex with some people? and of course ... and so on and so forth. Meaning, you can get infected with a sexually transmitted disease over a few corners.

How does the tool work?

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You first enter with how many men and women you already had sex and in what age group they were. You will then see how many direct and how many indirect sex partners you had.

And how do they calculate that?

The inventors of the tool have assumed that we know every person in the world about six corners (according to Milgram's theory of the "Six Degrees of Separation"). The calculation of indirect sex partners thus looks like this: Take the number of direct sexual contacts. Then look at what age they were and multiply them each time by the statistical average of sexual partners for the age group. The whole game is then repeated five times. And fuck, you get a number out.

Is this number reliable?

No, the tool is more of a gimmick than a really serious machine. Sexual contacts are very individual and can not be broken down by mere statistics. Nevertheless, does the tool serve its purpose? because it impressively illustrates how important safer sex is. In addition, Lloyd explains on his side that there are diseases that can be caught despite the condom, such as herpes or warts. The safest way is therefore to be tested before any new sexual contact for illnesses.

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