Men's Facts - Unsafe Sex

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Men outnumber women in all types of reported sexually transmitted infections.

Unsafe sex is responsible for various types of diseases that are spread by having sex with an infected partner. Condoms are the most effective way to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection during sex when used properly.

Number of cases reported to the Department of Health by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2025

	Male	Female	Male to female ratio
Primary syphilis	80	4	20.0
Gonorrhoea	1428	201	7.1
Non-gonococcal urethritis / Non-specific genital infection	1001	577	1.7
Genital wart	983	257	3.8
Herpes genitalis	325	148	2.2
HIV infection	258	73	3.5
AIDS	61	25	2.4

Source: Hong Kong HIV & STI Updates (2025), Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health