about five years in a cool environment, and even after two and one-half years condoms far exceed FDA standards. Thus today, condom failure is due primarily to human error. However, because studies
seldom differentiate between breakage due to manufacture and rupture resulting from incorrect use, people often underestimate the dependability of condoms and the role individual knowledge
and responsibility play in making condoms work.”
Condoms, then, are very dependable. Every condom is fitted over a metal rod and immersed in an electronically charged water bath to test for breakage. According to FDA standards a condom has to withstand 4,000 pounds of pressure per square inch and hold eight ounces of ejaculate, which is obviously far, far more than the
