Mastering Safer Sex Negotiation for Sexual Health
Learn the art of negotiation in safer sex practices to prioritize sexual health. Explore the meaning of negotiation, successful and unsuccessful examples, and essential elements of persuasion for protection. Discover reasons to care about safer sex, tips for successful negotiation, and how to handle partner refusals. Engage in negotiation role plays for practical learning.
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NEGOTIATING SAFER SEX MODULE 3 Sexual Health
About Negotiation What does negotiation mean? Give examples of successful and unsuccessful negotiation. What made these negotiations successful or unsuccessful?
TIP for Successfully Negotiating Harm Reduction Trust Intention Persuasive ability
Elements of Persuasion to Use Protection Respect: Acknowledge your partner s concerns and if they say no, back away. Education: Be knowledgeable about sexual risks, as well as sexual pleasures. Perseverance: Offer an alternative point of view when faced with resistance to using latex protection (condoms, etc.). Eroticize latex: Incorporate latex into your lovemaking. Bargain: Reach a mutually-satisfying outcome.
Reasons to CARE about Safer Sex Compromised immune system Altruism (you have concerns about the welfare of others, such as your partner or unborn child) Resistance (you can be infected with a strain of HIV that is resistant to new medications) Evidence (research shows that condoms reduce the spread of HIV and other STIs)
When a Partner Refuses to use Latex Protection Suggest an alternative to sexual activity that doesn t involve the exchange of bodily fluids (e.g., massage, showering together, other erotic activities) Leave the situation
