The National Institute of Health (NIH), The Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), en de US Agency for International Development (USAID), July 2001 -
Unfortunately, too many experts seem to obfuscate, to create a confusing
haze around the reality of condoms. The facts though, are rather clear. The
National Institutes of Health last year convened a panel to explore the
scientific evidence determining whether male latex columns are effective in
preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STD) – the report has just been
released. Experts from around the world presented research to the panel.
What the panelists heard paints a much less reassuring picture about
condoms than the message kids and parents generally hear.
The panel found that condoms can reduce the risk of HIV by approximately 87
percent if they are used 100 percent of the time. Condoms can reduce the
risk of gonorrhea in men, and may or may not reduce the risk of chlamydia
in men. (Chlamydia is an STD that is a common cause of infertility in women
and is common in sexually active adolescents.) The studies reviewed
consistently reported that condoms had no impact on the risk of sexual
transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women, which is
responsible for more than 98 percent of cervical cancers. Finally, they
learned that there is no clear evidence that condoms reduce the risk of any
other STD, including gonorrhea and chlamydia in women and HPV infection in men.
Download and read the report:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/stds/condomreport.pdf
Greetings,
Mrs. Marian van Hofslot.
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