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Condoms are on par with withdrawal? Do you have a source for that?

• jpatokal 10y ago
  Condoms have a theoretical failure rate of 2%/year, which is much better than withdrawal, but a practical failure rate of 10-15%, which is about the same. http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/explanation-condom-failure-rates http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/explanatio...
  • pavel_lishin 10y ago
    Doesn't that just circle back around to poor education?
    • aianus 10y ago
      No, people don't use condoms every time like they're supposed to because they ruin the fun, not (just) because they're stupid/uneducated/irresponsible.
      • dogma1138 10y ago
        What fun do they ruin exactly?
  • dogma1138 10y ago
    I would actually like to find the stats for that; Googling produces studies with very different figures. Also this is about HIV; it's easier to get HIV when condoms are improperly used than to get pregnant; sores or cuts on the genital skin for example can lead to HIV transmission whilst they won't lead to pregnancy. A condom slipping off or getting ripped during sex can lead to HIV transmission but not to pregnancy, etc. etc.