The phrase "avoid sexual contact" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is advising or instructing someone to refrain from engaging in sexual activities.
Example: "To prevent the spread of infections, it is important to avoid sexual contact until you have been cleared by a healthcare professional."
Alternatives: "refrain from sexual activity" or "stay away from sexual interactions.".
Ideally HSV-2-discordant couples must be identified and advised to avoid sexual contact late in pregnancy.
In such cases, if the couple is HSV-2 discordant, we recommend that they avoid sexual contact late in pregnancy.
Don't kiss anyone and avoid sexual contact.
If you know for a fact that your partner has syphilis, you should avoid sexual contact with them entirely, even if they are wearing a condom.
Avoid sexual contact with others, especially if the bumps are in the genital area.
Believe it or not, it's not uncommon for couples who have avoided sexual contact for years to leave my office after just one session and go home and have sex".
At the time of recruitment, the research nurse will explain the importance of treating sexual partners and avoiding sexual contact for 7 days.
If avoiding sexual contact late in pregnancy is difficult then we suggest prophylactic treatment with acyclovir to HIV infected/HSV-2 uninfected pregnant women to avoid neonatal herpes [ 26], especially if their partners are HSV-2 infected.
Fisher and Fisher argue that, in general, 'information is a necessary but often not a sufficient condition for AIDS-risk behavior change' except in those cases where 'risk-reduction behavior requires a relatively uncomplicated behavioral performance (e.g. avoiding sexual contact, as opposed to acquiring, discussing, and consistently using condoms)' (1992, 465).
31% of the patients stated that they avoided sexual contacts compared to no controls (p < 0.05).
In the wake of what seems like a seismic shift in the way people discuss their own sexual assaults, it's been infuriating and enlightening to hear so many friends and strangers open up about their pasts, and the way they currently comport themselves to avoid unwanted sexual contact.
