The public must be informed that there is no such thing as safe sex.
The failure rate of condoms as a birth control device is at least 10-20%. Realize that HIV is 450 times smaller than a sperm. A scientific study has shown that in couples very conscientiously practicing "safe sex", when one partner was infected with the AIDS virus, there was a 1 in 6 chance that the other partner would contract this deadly disease.
The only "safe sex" is a monogamous marital relationship.
Lance E. Radbill, D.O.
Avoiding STDs: Reality Check
Some Methods of "Birth Control" are not highly successful at stopping sperm; they are much less successful at stopping bacteria and viruses that cause STDs.
Some methods have even been shown to increase the danger of STD infection.