• Women in developing countries are putting their health at risk by carrying out a practice known as 'dry sex'. This involves drying out the vagina using substances from sand to pulverized rock to bleach, in order to make sex more pleasurable for men
    Women in developing countries are putting their health at risk by carrying out a practice known as 'dry sex'. This involves drying out the vagina using substances from sand to pulverized rock to bleach, in order to make sex more pleasurable for men

  • Practice of 'dry sex' involves drying out the vagina to increase friction
  • This is supposed to make sex more pleasurable for men 
  • Women use substances from sand to pulverized rock to achieve dryness
  • They also douse with detergents, bleach, antiseptics and alcohol
  • Leads to vaginal cuts and sores and can increase risk of condom breaking
  • These factors increase the likelihood of the woman contracting HIV
  • Campaigners are calling for more education on sexual health for women

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