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condom

Barrier contraceptive, made of rubber, which fits over an erect penis and holds in the sperm produced by ejaculation. It is an effective means of preventing pregnancy if used carefully, preferably with a spermicide. A condom with spermicide is 97% effective; one without spermicide is 85% effective as a contraceptive. Condoms can also give some protection against sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.

In 1996 the European Union agreed a standard for condoms, which is 17 cm/6.7 in long; although the width can be variable, a regular width was agreed as 5.2 cm/2 in.



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Michael Swan, in his article 'Church caught up in condom conundrum' in The Catholic Register, August, 2006, stated that "There is no official Church position on the use of condoms to prevent transmission of a virus, or on the use of condoms outside marriage.
The church and AIDS by Shea, John B. / Catholic Insight
1) Compared with their counterparts whose male partners used condoms less than 5% of the time for vaginal intercourse, women whose partners used them at least half the time had a 50% lower risk of infection and women whose partners used them every time had a 70% lower risk.
Frequent male condom use decreases women's risk of HPV infection by London, S. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
While condoms have been shown to limit the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, their effectiveness has been less clear against HPV, a common, sexually transmitted pathogen that infects roughly three-fourths of U.
Proof of protection: condoms limit infection by cervical cancer virus by Seppa, N. / Science News
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