The utility of monogamy (in
practice) as a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
was investigated. By reviewing recent literature surrounding monogamous
relationships and sexual behaviors, the authors determined that monogamy might
not prevent against STIs as expected.
First, the authors elucidate the ways in
which public health officials and the general public define and interpret
monogamy and discuss how this contributes to monogamy as an ineffectual STI
prevention strategy.
Second, the authors provide evidence that individuals'
compliance with monogamy is likely to be low, similar to rates of compliance
with other medical advice.
Lastly, the authors draw upon recent research
findings suggesting that people who label themselves as monogamous are less
likely to engage in safer sex behaviors than people who have an explicit
agreement with their partner to be non-monogamous.
Future research and clinical
directions to promote sexual health and destigmatize sexual behaviors are
considered.
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By:
- 1Department of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan (https://lsa.umich.edu/women/), Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: conleyt@umich.edu.
- 2Department of Psychology (http://lsa.umich.edu/psych) and Women's Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jmatsick@umich.edu.
- 3Department of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: amymoors@umich.edu.
- 4Social Sciences Department, University of Alaska Southeast, Ketchikan, AK, USA. Electronic address: ali.ziegler@gmail.com.
- 5Department of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jdrubin@umich.edu.
- Prev Med. 2015 Sep;78:23-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.06.006. Epub 2015 Jun 24.
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