Just how effective are condoms against pregnancy?
I've seen too many figures and its annoying. I want the truth. I've seen/heard all the following percentages:
93%
94%
94.5%
0% -- Yeah, I know that's a lie
96%
97% -- most common
98%
99.(something)%
So what percentage have you heard? And which is actually right?
Originally posted by PVSAgainst pregnancy, I guess I should've stated that.
too general a question. if you consider std's which transfer by contact like crabs and genetal herpies its not very effective at all. against aids and other fluid transmitted diseases, assuming it doesnt break/have holes, its your best bet.
Originally posted by fini
due to failure rates of the condom, presence of semen after the condom has been removed........ the success rate of condoms in preventing pregnancy is between 75-80%.......... got that from my obgy
Seems a bit low don't you think? Condoms if used properly don't tend to break, it's usually user error instead of defective products. After 20-25 minutes of sex, it's best to stop take off and put on a new condom... They're not made to last hours and hours.
As far as "presence of semen after..." That isn't the condom's fault if you continue to have sex afterwards without a condom and residual semen on the penis causes a pregnancy.
Originally posted by PVSThat is what I thought, but they don't tell you that. It's like those statistics between races, ages, about penis size or something, all they do is ask random people then publish their result.
against pregnancy? i would say 100% effective assuming complete functionallity of the condom. the lesser percentage is due to defects in whatever percentage of condoms and human error in using them, i believe.
Another thing, how much sensetivity do you use, and what is the chance of getting a woman pregnant without any contraception? Now the way I see it, if the woman has sex round about a day after her period stopped, then there should be little or no chance of pregnancy right?
Originally posted by lord xyz
Another thing, how much sensetivity do you use, and what is the chance of getting a woman pregnant without any contraception? Now the way I see it, if the woman has sex round about a day after her period stopped, then there should be little or no chance of pregnancy right?
Originally posted by Storm
If you are trying to avoid getting your girlfriend pregnant, find a real method of birth control!
Fertility tests are used as a method of contraception, though in more sophisticated ways than lord xyz implied.
But as has been pointed out, condoms used correctly in combination with another form of birth control gives you a near 100% chance of avoiding pregnancy. If you are a male that chance even increases.