Use condoms during V-Day celebs: Aus

B D Narayankar

Melbourne: Only if the perverted Indian media and youngsters takes a cue from the problem faced by Australians on Valentine''s Day celebrations. They are giving more weightage to the National Condom Day over Valentine's Day. They do not want Valentines to be given sexually-transmitted infection (SIT).

Dr Treeny Ooi has said Australians should take precautions if in case they get swept up during Valentine's Day celebrations and make themselves susceptible to STI. "No Valentine deserves to be given an STI," she said.

She also said that the aim of National Condom Day was to encourage people to talk about condoms generally, and at the critical moment.

Ooi said: "We are getting used to buying and carrying condoms, but sometimes the hardest part can be talking about them when it comes time to use one. The messages are simple. If you are sexually active, it is essential to use condoms and have regular sexual health check-ups."