Christmas Sex Dangers Revealed

Christmas is the season of unprotected sex, according to a study.

The report cites as evidence a rise in abortions and sexually transmitted diseases in the New Year. It also reveals a peak of births - particularly outside marriage - nine months after Christmas. There was another, smaller peak indicating increased unprotected sex during the summer holiday period.

The report's authors are calling for seasonal sexual health campaigns, along the lines of Christmas drink-drive advertisements, to counter the trend.

The study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine on Tuesday, analysed data from the Office of National Statistics, the Public Health Laboratory Service and condom manufacturers.

Christmas Sex Dangers Revealed