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How to Put on a Condom (Regularly Updated)
Contains pictures and directions for correct condom use.
From American Social Health Association
How to Use a Condom: The Long, Hard Facts (June 25, 2004)
Looking for an explicit, step-by-step guide to using condoms? This bulleted list fits the bill, so to speak.
From aidsmap.com
Condoms (April 12, 2007)
To read PDF, click here
From AIDS InfoNet

Basics & Tips

Condom Negotiation (Regularly Updated)
From American Social Health Association
Condoms Dos and Don'ts (Regularly Updated)
From American Social Health Association
The Condom (Regularly Updated)
How to use a condom and strategies for negotiating safe sex.
From Planned Parenthood
The Truth About Condoms (Regularly Updated)
A history of condoms and their effectiveness.
From Planned Parenthood
Using Condoms, Condom Types and Sizes (Regularly Updated)
From Avert
Which Condom Is Best for Me? (Regularly Updated)
From Terrence Higgins Trust
Condom Fact Sheet in Brief (March 26, 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel (March 26, 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How to Use Condoms Correctly (October 2008)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
So Many Condoms, So Little Time (September 2008)
A guide to types of condoms and their pros and cons.
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Tips for Using Condoms (April 1997, Reviewed September 2008)
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital
Love Safer Videos (March 31, 2008)
Short, down-to-earth videos in which actors explain the importance of safer sex and discuss how to use a condom.
From Rutgers University
How to Put a Condom on With Your Mouth (2008)
From QuikCondoms
A Guide to Making Condoms Work for You (PDF) (December 2006)
From Terrence Higgins Trust
Condom Effectiveness (September 2005)
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From Advocates for Youth
Condoms (PDF) (2005)
From University of Alberta Health Centre
How to Put on a Condom (2005)
Includes photographs with directions.
From New Zealand AIDS Foundation
How to Put on a Condom (2003)
From feelConfident.co.uk
Fact Sheet: The Truth About Condoms (November 2002)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Condoms, Confidence and Keepin' It Real: Talking About the Tough Stuff (May 20, 2002)
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From PositiveWords
Condoms and HIV Prevention (2001)
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In World AIDS Campaign 2001, from UNAIDS
Condoms: Barriers to Bad News (March/April 1998)
A summary of the benefits of condoms.
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Don't Throw Away Your Condoms Yet (September 1997)
Despite the development of antiretrovirals, people at risk for HIV still need to practice safe sex.
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Latex Condoms for Oral Sex? You Gotta Be Kidding! (January 1997)
Ways to give safer oral sex without the taste of latex.
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Clincial Care: What to Tell Your Patients About Safer Sex and Condom Use (August 1996)
How to know which patients are at risk, and how to counsel them (a guide for doctors).
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
A Girl's Guide to Condoms
By Mimi Coucher.
Condoms for Couples
FAQs about condoms for heterosexual couples.
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Some Solutions to the Most Common Condom Problems
By Nicolas Sheon, from Berkeley Free Clinic.

News

Columnist Examines Group's Effort to Urge CVS to Keep All Condoms Unlocked in Stores (June 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Demonstrators Gather at Washington, D.C., CVS Pharmacy to Protest Practice of Locking Up Condoms (June 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada: One Size Does Not Fit All in Condom Ads (June 1, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tell CVS: Don't Restrict Access to Condoms! (May 20, 2009)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Pennsylvania: Bishop Martino Says Colleges' Condom Response Is "Insufficient" (April 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spain to Send 1 Million Condoms to Africa to Fight AIDS (March 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York City Health Department Launches Facebook Page to Promote Condom Use (February 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Radio Ads Take on Myths About Condoms in Catholic and Latino Communities (December 1, 2008)
Groundbreaking ads launch on World AIDS Day.
From Catholics for Choice
Catholics at XVII International AIDS Conference Tell Pope: End Ban on Condoms (July 31, 2008)
From Catholics for Choice
Brazil to Install Condom Machines in State Schools (June 30, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Experiences of Condom Fit and Feel Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA Mandates New Warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC Contraceptive Products (December 18, 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Will Redesign Give the Female Condom Another Chance? (November 13, 2007)
In The New York Times
350,000 Donated Trojan Condoms Head to D.C. to Salvage STD Program (September 13, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Sign Bill Allowing Condom Distribution in Prisons to Prevent Spread of HIV, Editorial Says (July 18, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Positive Women in U.S. Struggle to Insist on Condom Use (July 2, 2007)
Study finds many HIV-negative men are unwilling to use condoms in a relationship with a woman they know is HIV positive.
From aidsmap.com
Pigs Don't Fly at FOX and CBS: Condom Ad Nixed for Promoting Contraception (June 18, 2007)
In The New York Times
Vatican May Be Considering Shift on Use of Condoms to Prevent HIV (April 24, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Truth About Trojan (September/October 2005)
David Salyer assails condom-maker Trojan for producing a "trite, loathsome and fear-based" TV ad meant to encourage HIV prevention.
To read PDF, click here
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
California Newspaper Criticizes Senator Coburn's Push for Condom Warning Labels (July 13, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Correctly Used Condoms Reduce STD Risk, but Many U.S. Teen Girls Don't Use Them Correctly, Study Finds (July 11, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The New Pope Must Come Around on Condom Use, NY Times Columnist Says (May 8, 2005)
In The New York Times
New York Times Profiles Shift From Health- to Pleasure-Related Marketing of Condoms (June 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Florida: "Condom Lady" Sues Over Arrest (May 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Utah: Liberate the Condoms, Protesters Demand (April 27, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California State, County Health Officials to Force Mandatory Condom Use in Adult Film Industry After Actors Test HIV-Positive (April 20, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
White House Defends Against Accusations It Distorted Scientific Data, Including Condom Research (April 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Proposed Condom Packaging Warnings Pose "Powerful Threat to Nation's Health," Opinion Piece Says (March 30, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Vatican Continues to Debate Condom Use to Prevent HIV Transmission, Church Leaders, Theologians Say (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Vatican Position on Condom Use and HIV Scientifically Incorrect -- UN Agency (October 13, 2003)
The Vatican's statement that condoms don't protect against HIV is just plain wrong, United Nations officials warn -- and by making it the Roman Catholic Church could cause HIV to spread further.
From United Nations News Centre

Female Condoms

Female Condom (Regularly Updated)
From Planned Parenthood
Thailand: Call for Cheap Access to Female Condoms (June 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AP/Long Island Newsday Examines New Female Condom (April 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
FDA Approves New Female Condom (March 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Female Condom Will "Benefit" Public Health, Women Worldwide, Editorial Says (January 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Female Condom (September 6, 2007)
Thorough description.
From Avert
South African Anti-Rape Condom Could Reduce Risk of Pregnancy, HIV, STDs (September 2, 2005)
The condom, which is placed inside a woman's vagina, would latch onto an unwelcome penis with metal barbs, and could only be removed surgically.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Female Condoms for Anal Sex (June 25, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
Female Condoms for Vaginal Sex (June 25, 2004)
From aidsmap.com

Personal Views

Vatican Statement Defends Pope's Comments on Condoms, HIV/AIDS in Africa (April 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Pope "Publicly Distorted Scientific Evidence" During Comments About Condoms, HIV, Lancet Editorial Says (March 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond to Pope's Statement on Condoms, HIV/AIDS (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Pope's Remarks on Condoms Dangerous and Irresponsible (March 20, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
Advocates, Vatican Respond to Pope Statement That Condom Distribution Will Not Curb HIV/AIDS in Africa (March 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Condom Distribution Not Answer to Curbing Spread of HIV in Africa, Pope Benedict Says (March 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Pope's Claim That Condoms Fuel AIDS Epidemic Is Misguided (March 18, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
The Pope Is Wrong on Condoms (March 17, 2009)
Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, says that condoms are a critical part of HIV-fighting efforts worldwide.
From Catholics for Choice
Standing My Ground With Latex: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder (July 27, 2008)
From Terri Wilder

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