Dr Says It's Not "Safe Sex" With Condoms In ST Forum

[Kingtut]

A Dr John Hui Keem Peng wrote in Monday's Straits Times Forum.
Here are extracts of some of his not so sanguine points on condom use:

"Experts tend to avoid the term "safe sex" to refer to sex using the condom,
because they acknowledge that it does not give 100 per cent protection
against the various sexually transmitted infections.
"Safer sex" is now the preferred term.
A Cochrane Review on health care concluded that, with consistent use,
condoms are about 80 per cent effective in reducing the risk of HIV
infection.
The June 2004 Bulletin of the World Health Organisation noted that with
consistent use of the condom, the risk of contracting gonorrhoea was
reduced by about 62 per cent, and that for chlamydia infection, by only
about 26 per cent.
Such limited extent of risk reduction is far from being acceptable.
The effectiveness of the condom can be further compromised by the fact
that condom breakage and slippage are not uncommon.
A study published in the May 2006 issue of the British Medical Journal
revealed that condom slippage was experienced by up to 33 per cent of the
teens who had used these; and condom breakage, by up to 25 per cent."

Phew! Is he trying to pour cold water into "safe sex" and condom use?

[hendri]

no sex is safe sex.... crossing the roads is not safe...staying at home is dangerous.. i think it is safest if you die....

[freddydawg]

OMG.....

quit chionging lao...

[7strike]

Originally Posted by freddydawg

OMG.....

quit chionging lao...

, sometimes those % states of failure is taken from a poll or some survey done. Hmm, dunno should we trust those failure rate?

IF that is true, then extra tight condoms and extra Safe (thick) will be a better choice when chionging?

For me, condom will slip out but i always check and pull it back. For those thicker condoms vs thin condoms, material both different right? so i duno how they justify safer

Any brothers can enlighten me?

[AfA_hmor]

extra safe condoms won't break so easily mah, so its true that it provides better protection. And the fit of course matters. But it should not be too tight, else it will break too. think of rubber bands lor, if u stretch it too much, it will snap. n its also v uncomfortable with a tight one. thick one more difficult to break.

Condom better than no condom. so far, its the only effective way to prevent STDs. besides not having sex

[GoldTooth]

Originally Posted by freddydawg

OMG.....

quit chionging lao...

And do more pcc.

[FL_Noob]

Actually, how safe is safe if one uses an okamoto 003 condom for BJ and Durex extra safe condom for FJ ,and after the session that person find there is no breakage or leakage using the condom. Will he be 99.99% safe?

[AfA_hmor]

A condom is only effective if it does not break or slip off. So if 003 didn't break, it's still protecting you from STIs and HIV.

[tongkat.ali]

most of the time, it's the "user" problem.....dun blame condoms...they are innocent....lol!

[Davidoff9876]

The Dr is right.

Even with condom on, even when its properly capped, stds like NGU can still go tru. I speak from my own experience. The only best way is to stay away from sex. Big brother is willing to reject but the small brother is weak.. how?

[joew2005]

no 1 dare said that it is 100% safe 2 do a thing.
u k get choke by eating fishball also.
u might not wake up fr yr sleep as well.
better don't eat,don't sleep & don't leave the house.
jz sit at one corner 7 wait for dooms day.

[brs_worid]

Originally Posted by joew2005

no 1 dare said that it is 100% safe 2 do a thing.
u k get choke by eating fishball also.
u might not wake up fr yr sleep as well.
better don't eat,don't sleep & don't leave the house.
jz sit at one corner 7 wait for dooms day.

great old man saying.....

[GoldTooth]

Found this on the net :

What is safe sex?

Although younger people have grown up during the age of AIDS, many feel they are not at risk. Even if your partner is young and healthy looking, he or she may be infected with HIV. As you begin to understand and explore your sexuality, you must also learn about safe sex.

Safe sex (also known as safer sex) is a way to have the joy of sex while reducing the possibility of catching HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Practicing safe sex doesn't guarantee you will not catch HIV, but it does reduce the risk enormously. Various activities are rated by the risk associated with them.

No risk activities are hugging, kissing, touching, mutual masturbation.

The main rule to remember is to avoid exchanging bodily fluids such as blood, semen, precum and vaginal fluids. These fluids can get into the body through the linings of the vagina and the anus, the tip of the penis and through open sores and cuts. In the mouth they can enter through cuts and ulcers.

Oral sex is considered a low risk activity. Avoid oral sex if you have mouth ulcers or bleeding gums or have just cleaned your teeth. It is suggested that you use a condom or dental dam for oral sex to reduce this risk. It is also suggested that you avoid getting semen in your mouth. Many people ignore both of these suggestions as they like the taste of one but not the other. If you swallow semen any virus will be killed by stomach acids, though it can enter open wounds before it gets there.

Anal Intercourse is a high risk activity. There is danger to both people here as the virus can travel in either direction through pre-cum, cum and blood. The virus cannot get through a condom. Using condoms properly is the best protection if you are having anal intercourse.

Vaginal Intercourse has the same risks as anal intercourse. Use a condom. Most HIV+ people in the world have been infected this way.

Hope you find it useful.