Male condoms are 98% effective with perfect use and 85% effective with typical use. Female condoms are slightly less effective — 95% with perfect use and 79% typically. People make mistakes with ...

This story was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Wearing a condom is a great way to prevent pregnancy and the only option for protecting against STIs and STDs (besides abstinence). But they’re not ...

New research from the University of Washington shows that condom use has been trending downward among younger gay and bisexual men over the last decade, even when they aren’t taking pre-exposure ...

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Young men who have sex with men are among the groups with the fastest growing rates of new cases of HIV [1]. Therefore, encouraging gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ)-identifying teenage men to use ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the world’s largest AIDS service organization, has launched two new, striking advertising campaigns - “Not Ready For Parenthood?” and ...

My initial knowledge of condom failure rates came from that iconic episode of Friends where Rachel tells Ross that she’s pregnant. “We used a condom,” he says. She responds, “I know, but, you know, ...