by APFLI | Jul 30, 2006 | Barrier Methods
[The following information on this webpage is an excerpt from the booklet Condom Expose'. "This document is a compendium and summary of the latest scientific information about the most widely-used contraceptive device in the world today — the male...
by APFLI | Jan 28, 2005 | Barrier Methods
During the XIII International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa, July 2000, researchers from the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) presented results of a study of a product, COL-1492,* which contains nonoxynol-9 (N-9) (1). N-9 products are...
by APFLI | Jul 23, 2004 | Barrier Methods
The Impact of Cumulative Effectiveness Cumulative effectiveness refers to the likelihood of becoming infected with an STD over time. In other words, to what extent does sexual activity with an infected partner over an extended period of time increase the...
by APFLI | May 16, 2004 | Barrier Methods
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations emphasize the importance of both consistent and correct condom use for the prevention of STD transmission. While consistent condom use itself is uncommon, even fewer individuals use condoms both...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Barrier Methods
Gels can be considered a barrier or a chemical method of birth control. They do not prevent ovulation, but rather the primary action is to kill sperm. BufferGelTM, a new contraceptive to block ‘sperm and germs’ , according to scientists, will begin...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Barrier Methods
Condoms are often portrayed as a means of "safe sex" to provide protection from pregnancy and all STDs. It should be noted that generically (all races, ages, & marital status) condoms fail to prevent pregnancy about 16% of the time,...
