A new study says that women, who binge drink are more likely to indulge in unsafe sexual practices, and so are at an increased risk of having sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The researchers found that women, who drink more than five alcoholic beverages at one time, are likely to unsafe sexual practices - such as multiple partners and anal sex.
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"Initially, some individuals may drink with the expectation of decreasing inhibitions, or some may drink because they are anxious, or depressed, and they expect alcohol to alleviate their symptoms.
"Regardless of why they choose to drink, many people do not perceive the potential risk or harm that may result from binge drinking," she added.
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Of those approached, 671, 322 males, 349 females agreed to answer questions about their recent alcohol/drug use and risky sexual behaviours using audio computer-assisted-self interview technology.
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"Across gender, women binge drinkers are more likely to have anal sex than men binge drinkers. Within gender, women binge drinkers are three times as likely to have anal sex, and twice as likely to have multiple sex partners compared to women who do not drink alcohol.
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Hutton said that both binge drinking and risky sexual behaviours are more hazardous to women than men.
"Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease which reflects unsafe sexual practices," Chander said.
"This association between binge drinking and high-risk sexual behaviours is especially important as risky behaviours are associated with HIV acquisition and transmission," she added.
The study is published in the November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
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