Condoms : On the Rise
Sunday November 1, 2009
An ongoing series of British surveys have found that the use of condoms by British women has been steadily increasing over time. In 2009, for the first time, they were used by similar numbers of women as were using the birth control pill. Although I think that the rise in the number of women who are protecting themselves from not just pregnancy but STDs is great, the accompanying TimesOnline editorial does make an excellent point. If your major goal is to protect against pregnancy, it's worth considering other options in addition to condom use. Condoms are fabulous, but they do occaisionally fail - particularly if they're not used correctly - so it's important to have other tools in your arsenal, including emergency contraception.
- Condoms 101
- The Top
10STDs - How to Use a Male Condom
- Emergency Contraception - From the Guide to Contraception.
It’s great to hear good news like that!!
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It’s great to hear good news like that! Condoms don’t protect against everything and they certainly aren’t perfect but they are a great prevention tool against STI’s.
We worry sometimes about safer sex messaging fatigue so it’s great to hear that some populations are still increasing their levels of condom use!