Topic: Condoms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving sex workers diaphragm contraceptives does not seem to have the unintended effect of lowering their condom use, a new study suggests. The study, which followed 140 female sex workers in Kenya, found that after the women ...
Go on, give it a try: DC works to educate women on female condom use to fight HIV epidemicCharlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms ...
Campaigners on Tuesday lamented the fact that the female condom, just as effective as its male equivalent, has failed to gain the profile it deserves in the fight against AIDS. "Women are tired of asking permission to save their own lives," Serra ...
Calif. worker safety board to study mandating condoms for porn actors to curb spread of STDsCalifornia's worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during sex scenes. The six-member California Occupational Safety ...
Vatican, Italian bishops slam Rome school's move to install condom-vending machinesThe decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have ...
Bishops in the predominantly Catholic Philippines called for a total ban on condom advertisements on Wednesday as an ongoing tussle over contraceptives flared again. The influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines issued a resolution saying that condoms do not protect against ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Condoms that do not fit right could break and may reduce sexual pleasure for both partners, suggesting reasons why men and women often fail to use them, researchers reported on Monday. The study has implications for countries trying to ...
'Wear a condom now, save the spotted owl,' says environmental group in Valentine's handoutAn environmental group plans to distribute 100,000 free condoms across the U.S. beginning on Valentine's Day to call attention to the impact of human overpopulation on endangered species. The ...
Brazil gov't handing out 55 million free condoms for Carnival partiesBrazilian health officials have kicked off an AIDS awareness campaign and will hand out 55 million condoms during the annual Carnival festival that begins next week. A new television ad features a ...
California regulators to consider AIDS group's call for mandatory use of condoms in porn filmsState regulators have agreed to consider a request from an AIDS advocacy group calling for mandatory use of condoms in porn films. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation submitted the ...
