Since when are condoms 100% safe?
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condoms are NOT 100% or even 98% safe. The safety factor depends on if you use them correctly or not. Condoms also do not cover the entire genital area where Herpes or Genital warts can hide. Don't forget syphilis chancre sores. Those can be anywhere outside the penial area also.
LOOK at your partner before you have sex. Would you stick your arm into a dark hole not knowing what lurked inside!!!
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You are correct, condoms are only 98% effective, if I remember correctly
Condoms do protect people against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Each year, 85 out of 100 couples who have sex but don't use birth control get pregnant. That number drops to only 15 pregnancies when condoms are used. And no other method of birth control protects people against STDs as well as condoms do.
Condoms are most effective at protecting against STDs like HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Condoms can also protect against genital warts (HPV) and herpes. But they are less effective against these two STDs because warts and herpes blisters can show up in areas that are not covered by a condom.
Of course, the only way to be 100% sure that you won't become pregnant or get an STD is not to have sex at all (called abstinence). But even couples who practice abstinence can benefit from learning about condoms. One study shows that a quarter of the couples who try to abstain from sex get pregnant in their first year together.
Condoms are easy to get and use. There's no need for a prescription. Anyone can walk into a drugstore and buy them. Condoms work immediately, so they are a good choice for people who haven't planned ahead. For tips on using a condom properly, as well as more information on condoms, pregnancy, and STDs, see these articles:
You are completely correct they are not 100% effective but the cases of people using a condom and getting an STD getting pregnant are extremely low. At least that is what they tell us, not that you would ever be able to verify those facts.
Never! Wait a minute - they're 100% safe if you watch a couple having sex and you are just masturbating.
never
condoms are only 100% effective ....AFTER you have sex and everything turns up normal. haha. Plus, you MUSt find a condom that fits you snug. If not then yada yada yada, and this happens and yada yada yada, you get an STD or a BABY. Have fun with both if you didn't want either of them! :D....don't be a fool, wrap your tool...properly!
No they are not 100% effective, nothing is and I don't think abstinence is a valid alternative, everything involves a risk and all we can do is minimise it. They do help more than a little though, they are 99.5% effective which is fairly good odds.
Condoms are the most effective way of protecting against diseases and if we aware of our partners sexual past, the risks are minimal. When weighed against the pro's I say, be careful but carry on!
condoms are NOT 100% safe.
Of course, the only "safe sex" is to not have sex at all. HOWEVER, there are always going to be people having sex. And, I think overplaying condom failure makes people (read "men" who are often looking for an excuse not to use a condom anyway) think "why bother?" Condoms are still a valuable tool in protecting oneself. Furthermore, most condom failures are caused by improper use, all the more reason to teach people about condoms.
from condomdepot.com:
Condoms are 98% effective when used correctly. The average failure rate for condoms is 12%: reflective of people who do not use them properly or do not use them every time they have intercourse.
Therefore condoms are not 100% effective.
Excuse me..I was under the impression that this was not a chat room or a place to discuss personal oppinons. Correct me if I am wrong.
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