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, 2024

	Male	Female	Male to female ratio
Primary syphilis	93	4	23.3
Gonorrhoea	1618	240	6.7
Non-gonococcal urethritis / Non-specific genital infection	1309	984	1.3
Genital wart	941	269	3.5
Herpes genitalis	379	193	2.0
HIV infection	297	68	4.4
AIDS	63	11	5.7

Source: Hong Kong STD/AIDS Updates (2024), Special Preventive Programme and the Social Hygiene Service, Department of Health