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The effectiveness of latex condoms for prevention of STI/HIV.(Research Update)(human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted infections)(Report)

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

| March 22, 2007 | McKay, Alexander | COPYRIGHT 2007 SIECCAN, The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract: Guidelines and statements issued from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization state that the proper and consistent use of latex condoms reduces the risk of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This report summarizes research indicating that latex condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to STI/HIV pathogens and, from epidemiological studies, that proper and consistent latex condom use substantially reduces the risk of infection with HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2), and human papillomavirus (HPV). Clinicians, pharmacists, and ...

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