Aids Virus And Condoms

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aids virus through condoms

Someone stated that the Aids virus is smaller than the pores in latex condoms. So, a person could get aids while wearing a condom during sex.goggle sent me to a site posted by a Right to life group that sounds like they're trying to scare...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Google sent you to a Right to Life group that said HIV can pass through "pores" in latex condoms??? Yikes! That means the rightwing religious zealot wing-nuts have taken control of Google!?!? Your "common sense and reading"... Read more »

CAN HIV/AIDS VIRUS PASS THROUGH CONDOMS

I was taught that the HIV/Aids virus it self is much smaller then the pores in condoms, and that... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

HIV virus seeded in condom

Is it possible that HIV could be seeded into a condom and then subsequently infect the user? ... Read more »

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H. »

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Articles

NYC Commission on HIV/AIDS Report Recommends Condom Distribution, Needle Exchange, HIV Testing to Slow Spread of Virus

The New York City Commission on HIV/AIDS on Monday released a draft report recommending increased condom distribution, the establishment of needle exchanges and routine HIV testing to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS in the city, the New York Times ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Effect of Changes in Condom Usage and Antiretroviral Treatment Coverage on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence in South Africa: A Model-Based Analysis

The current study sought to assess trends in South Africa's HIV incidence and determine the extent to which prevention and treatment programs have reduced that incidence. The researchers adapted two models of the South African HIV epidemic -- the... Read more »

New York City Provides No-Cost Condoms, HIV Tests to Elderly in Effort to Prevent Spread of Virus

The New York City Department for the Aging is providing no-cost condoms and HIV tests to the city's elderly population in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus throughout the group, the AP/ Forbes reports. According to Bernard Branson,... Read more »

Vatican Repeats Opposition to Condoms, Says Chastity Only Surefire Way to Prevent AIDS Spread

The Vatican on Wednesday repeated its opposition to condom use to fight AIDS, saying chastity was the best way to prevent the spread of HIV. The Vatican position may sound "ridiculous in the society in which we live," acknowledged Monsignor Javier... Read more »

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Do condoms protect against HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, are condoms extremly effective against HIV? I'm just wondering if anyone konws anyone, or contracted HIV while performing safe sex? I'm sure the virus has to have been transmitted whle condoms were used in the past a few times or so by some... Read more »

READ THIS..CONDOM HOLES???

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

HIV & Condoms
Posted: Sep 21, 2000

Last evening a friend told me he heard that HIV is smaller than the smallest pores in condoms and that the virus can pass through condom membranes. Have you heard this or is it just another rumor?

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Condom Came off

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner is HIV positive (viral load undetectable) and I am not. We had sex on 3/13/04. The sex was not rough, however, after he ejaculated the condom slipped off inside me at some point. He said he did not feel it slip off. I am scared as... Read more »

Condoms

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Is it true that condoms are 98-100% effective if used properly against HIV?

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