Well, I got a bit paranoid, since 17% => I have a few Laz's running around. So I did a quick search. Didn't find the article you mentioned in Men's Health, but found this ancient article:
[url]http://www.menweb.org/fdacondm.htm[/url]
[QUOTE][FONT=Verdana,Arial][SIZE=3][SIZE=2][B]Although condoms are generally expected to break less than 2 percent of the time[/B]--with more than half of the breakages occurring before ejaculation--real-life pregnancy rates over a year of condom use may be as high as 15 percent.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial][SIZE=2] Inconsistent or incorrect use of condoms explains the discrepancy, according to Lillian Yin, director of the division in FDA that regulates condoms and other reproductive devices. [B]One national survey of heterosexual adults with multiple sex partners found that only 17 percent used a condom every time they had sex.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial][SIZE=2] "People say they use condoms," Yin says, "but do they use them each and every time and use them correctly? That's another ballgame. We hear it all the time--'We tried to use it, but ....'"[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial][SIZE=2] But what? Partner trust was the most-cited reason for not wearing condoms in a recent study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. But be careful, CDC cautions, because even a trustworthy partner could unknowingly have a sexually transmitted disease.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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The numbers match, so I wonder what Men's Health's sources are.
