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To: SampleMan
"What's the breakage rate on condoms? Multiply that by the frequency of sex and you soon find yourself having unprotected sex."

No qestion. But that's not what I was addressing in my post. Somebody had made the absurd claim that...

"It is a scientific fact that the AIDs virus is so small it can easily move through the wall of a condom."

That is what I was addressing. And, if you want to find someplace where condoms have reduced with great significance the HIV infection rate, you need look no further than India.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4855952.stm

53 posted on 03/19/2009 6:08:00 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: Big_Monkey
The strongest supporting statement of your claim from the article you referenced is, "The good news is that HIV in young adults appears to be declining in the south - most likely or perhaps only due to males using sex workers less or using condoms more often when they do.

That is a far cry from a scientific study that condoms have reduced infection rates. The former possibility would certainly have a far greater effect than the latter. Wouldn't you agree?

As condoms do not provide immunity to becoming infected, it is dangerous to leave the impression that they do. To compare this to Russian Roulette, would it be smart to suggest to people that it would be safe if they would increase the number of pistols by a factor of ten, while only keeping only one bullet in one gun? Well, there is no doubt that one person playing one time would be much safer, but if they are lulled into thinking that it is safe, they will be just as dead in a short period of time.

69 posted on 03/19/2009 6:33:41 PM PDT by SampleMan (Socialism and Liberty are mutually exclusive.)
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