In total, 33 young men aged 16 to 18 were interviewed in Brook centresas part of research, due out this year, into young men's use of sexualhealth services.
The researchers found that despite most young men using services becausethey wanted condoms, most felt they needed to have sex before they feltthey were entitled to visit services to obtain them.
Others only visited services after pregnancy or infection scares. Andpoor knowledge of how sexually-transmitted infections are treated led toanxiety about what is involved.
One 18-year-old said: "You can have as much education as you like butuntil you've done it you don't really know what it is all about. I thinkyou have to sort of do it to become comfortable with it, and it's onlywhen you become comfortable with it you become comfortable with talkingabout it and going somewhere like this to do with sex."
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