Male condoms are 98% effective with perfect use and 85% effective with typical use. Female condoms are slightly less effective — 95% with perfect use and 79% typically. People make mistakes with ...

This story was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Wearing a condom is a great way to prevent pregnancy and the only option for protecting against STIs and STDs (besides abstinence). But they’re not ...

Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, kicked off this year's National Condom Week. Condoms are a form of birth control which, when used correctly, are shown to be about 98 percent effective. Using them in ...

That's why we reached out to a couple of our favourite sex educators and consulted Planned Parenthood's recommendations to get an in-depth refresher on how to put on a condom. The first thing to keep ...

When used correctly and consistently, condoms remain one of the most effective tools for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This includes external (male) condoms ...

Department of Defense health surveillance data continue to reflect that sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are widespread among both men and women in the military. Both the military and the ...

Despite the fact that more than 20m of them are used daily, 70 per cent of men don’t know how to sheath correctly To some Nairobians, condom use is as easy as putting on socks. No instructions needed.