Nope, the 2% is considering 'perfect use'. Now, if that involves lying (I promise! I was using a condom, and perfectly!) I can't know, but I think statistics us

Nope, the 2% is considering 'perfect use'. Now, if that involves lying (I promise! I was using a condom, and perfectly!) I can't know, but I think statistics usually involve some corrections for these cases. The failure rate for 'typical use' (which always involves too much cases) is 15%. These statistics come from wikipedia [1], but I knew some rough numbers from sexual education at my school and were around that. For casual sex, yes, condom is the way to go (both for birth control and STDs). That's a big bummer, because that usually means involving hormone birth control methods in stable relationships, and I hate them and the effect that can have on my partner. I am looking forward to see the advances in male contraception [2]. But I am afraid it will be something for the next generation. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_methods#Effectiveness_of_various_methods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_met... [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_under_guidance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_...