Tag: condoms

STD rates have risen. Again. According to preliminary data released from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the number of people contracting sexually transmitted diseases has increased for the fourth straight year. In 2017, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in America. This surpasses the 2016 figure by roughly

Durex condoms are recalled after they fail burst pressure tests raising fears they will split during sex Durex this week recalled batches of its Real Feel and latex-free condoms  The company says the products failed quality tests and might break during sex Six, 12 and 18-packs of the condoms should not be used but returned

Fewer gay and bisexual men are using condoms while taking PrEP, the antiretroviral pill that prevents HIV, according to research published today in the The Lancet medical journal. The study shows the rate of gay and bisexual men in Sydney and Melbourne taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and reporting condomless anal intercourse with casual partners, has