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 ...

You may also consider future pregnancy plans, medical history, current medication use, and STI protection. Many birth control methods are highly effective when used properly ... birth control for ...

A consumer group finds which rubber gives users the safest sex. Nov. 3, 2009— -- In the heat of the moment when most couples use a condom, they might not be thinking about how their choice of ...

Condoms are used today not only to prevent pregnancy but also to protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

In many cases, people, particularly men, tend to opt for unprotected intercourse and rely on the woman to take contraceptives. However, these contraceptives can have harmful consequences for women's ...

As easy as it is to use condoms, a lot of people still get it when it comes to actually using it properly, leading to unwanted pregnancies and contacting STIs ...

An expired condom’s structural strength is compromised. “It offers reduced protection against both pregnancy and STIs,” Dr ...

Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded "abstinence only" sex-education materials are full of false or misleading statements about the effectiveness of condoms and other issues.