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- From: ae642@yfn.ysu.edu (Kelley Miller)
- Subject: Re: Just a thought on Condoms.
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:40:32 GMT
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- In a previous article, enor@woods.ulowell.edu () says:
-
- >Just a thought.
- >
- >If condoms fail approx. 25% of the time when used in the prevention of
- >pregnancy, and
- >due to the biological functions of a woman's body she can only get pregnant for
- >a short period of time during any particular month. What is the TRUE failure
- >rate for condoms.
- >
- >If this failure rate is so great how come AIDS advocacy groups seem to be
- >saying that if condoms are used it will prevent the SPREAD(notice not
- >transmission) of HIV.
- >
-
- Are they saying "Prevent"? I've always seen and heard "reduce the
- likelihood"
-
- And why, by the way, the distinction between "Spread" and "Transmission" in
- this context?
-
- >If the TRUE failure rate of condoms could be proven to be in the approx. 50%
- >range wouldn't the SAFETY be taken out of "safeR sex". And if this is so
- >aren't AIDS advocacy groups possibly increasing the likelyhood of transmission
- >by giving people a false sense of security.
-
- Not at all. All literature I've seen says that abstenance and monogamy are
- the only sure way to prevent the sexual spread of HIV, HOWEVER, they go on
- to say that if you are going to ignor this sound advice, whatever limited
- protection a PROPERLY USED condom provides is better then no protection.
-
-
- >------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
- >Remember there are two concrete ways to avoid HIV+AIDS(although these are not
- >fool proof due to the slim chance of getting HIV from a medical related
- >activity.)
- >
- > 1. ABSTAIN from sex until marriage. Your life is worth it. Plus it
- > may even be more enjoyable.
-
- Sadly, this is no guarantee at all. Just ask the ever increasing number
- of men and women who, although they have limited their sexual activity to
- their spouse, inside of marriage, their spouse has not, and they have passed
- the virus on to their spouse.
-
- More important then abstaining until marriage, is making sure both you and
- your partner (I say this because the concept of "spouse" is not available
- to gay and lesbean people) are faithful to each other, and if you have any
- reason to believe this is not the case, cease having sexual relations with
- that person, PERIOD.
-
-
- >
- > 2. Don't take illeagal drugs, at all especially those which require
- > you to use a hypodermic needle.
-
- I don't believe the qualifier about using a hypodermic is necessary here.
- A hypodermic is only dangerous in re: HIV if you SHARE you needle with others.
- However, a better reason for not taking illegal drugs (or legal ones such
- as alcehol) is that it can impare your judgement to the point where you become
- more likely to enguage in unsafe sexual behavior.
-
- HIV is a dangerous thing, and it is advisable for NO ONE to take it lightly.
- Having sex casually and indiscrimanant is dangerous, akin to Russian Roulette.
-
- However, people are going to have casual and indiscriminant sex.
-
- And while the proper use of a condom does not keep these activities from
- being akin to Russian Roulette, it reduces the nmber of bullets in the
- revolver to one, while going without is like filling all the chambers
- EXCEPT one.
-
-
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