Do You Still Have To Use Condoms While Taking The Pill

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Patterns of Oral Contraceptive Pill-Taking and Condom Use Among Adolescent Contraceptive Pill Users

The authors of this study sought to describe daily adherence patterns of youth oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use, to analyze OCP protection on an event level basis, and to examine pill-taking and condom use during method transitions. Females ages... Read more »

United Kingdom: How Condoms Became as Popular as Pill Among Younger Women

In 2008-09, for the first time since such statistics have been collected, the proportion of women in Britain using the birth-control pill was the same as the proportion using condoms, according to a new Office of National Statistics survey. Three... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Teens Talk About Safer Sex, Condoms, and "the Pill"

Safer Sex, Condoms, and "The Pill" is the second in a series of "snapshots" on adolescent sexual health issues from The Kaiser Family Foundation and Seventeen magazine. This nationally representative survey is part of a broader public health... Read more »

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Allergic to Latex (CONDOMS, USING CONDOMS, LAMBSKIN CONDOMS)

I am allergic to Latex which seems to be the only type of condom that protect.Is this true? Are there any other alternatives? I read that lambskin does not protect........

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another QTND (question that never dies) and ATNC (answer that never changes). See below.Dr. BobMy girlfriend is allergic to latex, so we can't use a condom. What other protection is there?Nov 28, 2003 Hello, I'm a teen virgin and so... Read more »

questions about condoms (CONDOMS)

Ok 2 quick question, 1- Are condoms intergrity jeopardized when the condom is stored in extreme weather, such as extremely hot or extremely cold tempatures? I have kept mine in the glove box of my car and i just wonder if the extreme heat in there...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1.Extremes of temperature can affect latex condom integrity. They should not be kept in hot glove boxes in cars. (See below.)2.Condoms can be used incorrectly in a variety of ways, beginning with using the incorrect condom for STD prevention!... Read more »

Effectiveness of condoms (CONDOMS) (CONDOM EFFICACY)

I am confused good doctor...you said HIV can't penetrate a condom no, way no how....why does The CDC website say its only 85% effective. They say that it still possible to get HIV. I googled it and I see everything from 98% to 80%. I know...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I've addressed this topic numerous times before and have nothing new to add. See below.Dr. Bobcondoms aren't totally safe (CONDOMS) (CONDOM EFFICACY)Jan 10, 2007 I don't really have a queston but rather a statement. i'm a... Read more »

protected oral sex with old condom (CONDOM IN CAR, 2009) (PROPER CONDOM USE, 2009)

I received a protected oral sex in a massage parlor for a minute or two. But the condom I used was in my car for 2 months. It has been exposed to heat over 100F. However it did not break while I received the oral sex. Does the exposure to heat any...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your condom was in the car for two months? Wow, that's quite a dry spell, dude. Do you happen to resemble Dick Cheney or something like that?Your worries are unwarranted. Heat can denature latex, making it more likely to break. Luckily your... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

having sex wit my bf wen we noticed the condom wasnt there we looked 4 it n ralised it was inside my vagina. we tryed getting it out but couldnt. i feel asleep 4 at least 10 hours it was still in there. then i woke up tred getting it out again n... Read more »

Flipping!!! Broken Condom

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi Folks, Hope all is well with everyone--

I am flipping out right now. I had sex last night with this man and the condom busted. I am going to planned parenthood to get emergency contraception as I stopped taking the pill a month ago. I cannot... Read more »

Condom broke...

Posted by MelB4Ever, 4 Replies

I'm a gay male. I had sexual intercourse with anonymous guy. I was the insertive (top) and my condom broke. I only noticed it after sometime and it was completely ripped and on the bottom of the penis. I didn't see any blood when I pulled out. I saw... Read more »

condom broke - got herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hey,
My case seems somewhat different from others at least to me. I contracted herpes as a result of 30 seconds exposure to sex worker's vagina during intercourse as the condom broke. I have not been feeling well ever since. I have not had any... Read more »

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