TOP SELLING CONDOMS PASS CONSUMER UNION TEST
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REUTERS - The nonprofit Consumers Union says in a new guide to contraception that the seven top U.S. types of condom they studied did not burst despite vigorous testing, and all models met international standards. But results showed that the top brand, able to take the most punishment, was the Durex Extra Sensitive Lubricated Latex, according to the report. Other top-performers include the Durex Performax Lubricated, Lifestyles Classic Collection Ultra Sensitive Lubricated and TheyFit Lubricated. A melon-colored model distributed by Planned Parenthood performed the worst, bursting during a test in which the latex condoms were filled with air. . .
"Condoms remain the only family planning and pregnancy prevention method that can help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV (news - web sites), which causes AIDS (news - web sites)," the group, which has issued similar reports on condoms periodically since 1979, said in a statement. "Condoms have improved since the mid-nineties because industry manufacturing standards have become more universally used and more effective," added Edward Kippel, who led the condom test project. . .
While abstinence has a 0 percent failure rate, doing nothing to prevent pregnancy has an 85 percent failure rate, the group found. A U.S. government report published last month shows 98 percent of all U.S. women who have had sex have used birth control.
REUTERS - The nonprofit Consumers Union says in a new guide to contraception that the seven top U.S. types of condom they studied did not burst despite vigorous testing, and all models met international standards. But results showed that the top brand, able to take the most punishment, was the Durex Extra Sensitive Lubricated Latex, according to the report. Other top-performers include the Durex Performax Lubricated, Lifestyles Classic Collection Ultra Sensitive Lubricated and TheyFit Lubricated. A melon-colored model distributed by Planned Parenthood performed the worst, bursting during a test in which the latex condoms were filled with air. . .
"Condoms remain the only family planning and pregnancy prevention method that can help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV (news - web sites), which causes AIDS (news - web sites)," the group, which has issued similar reports on condoms periodically since 1979, said in a statement. "Condoms have improved since the mid-nineties because industry manufacturing standards have become more universally used and more effective," added Edward Kippel, who led the condom test project. . .
While abstinence has a 0 percent failure rate, doing nothing to prevent pregnancy has an 85 percent failure rate, the group found. A U.S. government report published last month shows 98 percent of all U.S. women who have had sex have used birth control.
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