Question

The article:

Diane, who is truly uninfected (ie, HSV-2 seronegative), meets Bob who has HSV-2. Bob tells Diane about his infection. He offers to use condoms every time they have sex, take daily antiviral therapy, and agrees to try to be aware of any symptoms that may signal the beginning of an outbreak. Diane says that she just can't handle any risk, even though she really likes Bob. So she says goodbye and moves on. Then she meets Bill. She asks him right away whether he has herpes because now she's really worried about getting infected. He replies that he's "not that kind of guy" and is certain that he is not infected, only he really is (as approximately 1 in 4 adults are) but doesn't know it. Now we know that Bill is shedding virus at the same rate as Bob, but because he is unaware of his infection and doing nothing about it, he is more likely to infect Diane than Bob ever was. But Diane likes Bill's answer. She has sex with him with birth control pills instead of condoms, and within 2 months is infected with HSV-2.

From the article: She ( Diane) has sex with him ( Bill) with birth control pills instead of condoms... Explain how this is evidence that Diane is not the sharpest knife in the drawer?

Answer 1

Diane is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Condoms are considered to help reduce the spread of STI (sexually transmitted infections), HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), chlamydia,, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis, genital herpes.

STI can be transmitted through sex - vaginal, anal, or oral.

Condoms can be 100% safe, but if used properly, it reduces the risk of getting a herpes simplex virus-2

The condoms made of latex or polyurethane condoms.

latex and polyurethane condoms (including the female condom) can prevent the passage of the HIV, hepatitis and herpes viruses.

So, it would be better if she would have been a double-edged knife thinking about all the pros and cons of every situation she faces in life.