<p>Of the 309 students surveyed at Cambridge University half admitted to having unprotected sex. While the same number said they believed there was no risk of pregnancy when a women is menstruating and ten percent said they believed wearing two condoms could reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Despite revealing a lack of proper knowledge - 92 percent of those questioned before the survey said that they felt very or quite confident about sexual health and contraception.<br /><br />The survey's findings published in the university's newspaper could also throw light upon the substantial increase in diagnoses of sexually transmitted diseases over the past decade.<br /><br />Sir Nick Partridge, from HIV and AIDS charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, described the findings as staggering.<br /><br />"Until we improve sex education and give extra support to young people, they will continue to take avoidable risks with their sex lives," he said.</p>
<p>Of the 309 students surveyed at Cambridge University half admitted to having unprotected sex. While the same number said they believed there was no risk of pregnancy when a women is menstruating and ten percent said they believed wearing two condoms could reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Despite revealing a lack of proper knowledge - 92 percent of those questioned before the survey said that they felt very or quite confident about sexual health and contraception.<br /><br />The survey's findings published in the university's newspaper could also throw light upon the substantial increase in diagnoses of sexually transmitted diseases over the past decade.<br /><br />Sir Nick Partridge, from HIV and AIDS charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, described the findings as staggering.<br /><br />"Until we improve sex education and give extra support to young people, they will continue to take avoidable risks with their sex lives," he said.</p>