Is Broken Condom Safe

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The condom is broken...and now?The Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

Dear Dr. Rick, First of all, congratulations for the wonderful job so usefull to all of us. I had a protected vaginal intercourse with a hiv+ woman. But, unfortunatelly, when we stopped, I saw that the condom was broken,so I think that we did some...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Chris,Thank you for your question.Based on what you told me, you may be infected with HIV, but there's alwaysthe chance you didn't get it. But the longer you had unprotected sex withher (after the condom broke), the greater your chance of... Read more »

Broken Leg and a Broken Condom

Dr. Frascino,I just wanted to thank you for all your advise and professionalism in this forum.... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

condoms aren't totally safe (CONDOMS) (CONDOM EFFICACY)

I don't really have a queston but rather a statement. i'm a 17 senoir in hight school and... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Condom Poster Draws Protest From Taiwan's Catholics

A safe-sex poster featuring a Catholic nun holding a condom has drawn strong criticism from Taiwan's Catholic population, forcing the Taipei hospital that produced it to remove the ads from the city's subways stations, Taiwanese media reported... Read more »

Canada: Ottawan's Talking Condoms Win Peabody

The Three Amigos campaign, which uses talking cartoon condoms to promote safe sex and has been translated into more than 40 languages, is being honored with a Peabody Award. "The Peabody has been won by, literally, the world's giants in television,... Read more »

Indiana Group That Provides Free Condoms Running Low on Cash

An Anderson, Ind., group that distributes free condoms to encourage safe sex might have to eliminate the program because of a lack of money. In the past year, Living with AIDS and Dignity distributed more than 16,000 condoms, more than 8,000 of them... Read more »

Condom-in-Tree Program Reducing Sexual Disease Among Australian Aborigines

Wanting to encourage safe sex within isolated Aboriginal communities, Australian health officials have come up with a novel idea: hanging condoms in trees. An indigenous health service said Thursday that the initiative had reduced STDs among... Read more »

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BROKEN CONDOM/need help

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Sorry, my english is not so good. I need some answers. I when to see a prositute house with friends to hang out with no intention to have sex. Pursure suck! She gave me oral sex with a condom and later had vargianl intercourse. The next thing I know... Read more »

Broken condom

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

A few months ago I broke up with a long term girlfriend. Since I was single again, I decided to get a complete std check since we use to have uprotected sex occasionally. 4 days before my scheduled test I ended up having protected sex with a... Read more »

broken condom

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What are the risks if a condom breaks, and contact was only for 1-2 seconds before withdrawal. My contact was with a sex worker and the condom broke. She heard the breaking sound and quickly withdrew. Hence 1-2 seconds. I asked her later if she... Read more »

broken condom - 30 seconds - broken lives

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

People,

A broken condom followed by 30 seconds of exposure in vaginal sex(insertive) & this is what I have. I think following list speaks for itself as to what I have:
1. PN [burning palms & soles from 10 day onwards]
2. joint aches
3. stomach... Read more »

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