"Condoms are about 90 percent effective for preventing HIV transmission,
and their use has grown rapidly in many countries."

What a total lie.

"The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the
National Institutes of Health, released the report compiled by the panel
of 28 experts, who analyzed about 138 published studies on the use of
condoms during penile-vaginal intercourse.
"There was a lack of evidence to help us make a definitive conclusion
about the effectiveness of condoms," said panel member Dr. Timothy
Schacker, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota"

The condom itself is not 100 % safe. Result of examination show the
following :
A condom is made of rubber (latex), a hydrocarbon compound with
polymerization, which means that it is fibrous and porous like woven
cloth. By means of an electronic microscope the pores of the condom can be
seen in a non-stretched state with a width of 1/60 micron, while the
HIV/AIDS virus has a width of 1/250 micron. When the condom is stretched
the pores of the condom are 10 times as wide as that of the virus; in
other words, the virus can go through the wall of the condom. The condom
was designed for family planning (to strain sperm, not viruses); and a
condom is not meant for fornication/prostitution.
Research carried out in the U.S. on 89 condoms in circulation on the
market proved that 29 out of 89 leaked, which means that the leakage was
about 30 %. In Indonesia condoms imported from Hong Kong in 1996 were
withdrawn from market because 50 % leaked. In practice in the field there
is often failure of condoms use for family planning because of leakage,
let alone for fornication/prostitution. As a comparison, sperm are as
large as oranges and viruses as large as a period (dot).

THE FLAWED CONDOM
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers, using powerful electron
microscopes, have found that new latex, from which condoms are fabricated,
contains "maximum inherent flaw[s]" (that is, holes) 70 microns in
diameter. (9)
These holes are 700 times larger than the HIV-1 virus. There are pores in
latex, and some of the pores are large enough to pass sperm-sized
particles. Carey, et al., observed leakage of HIV-sized particles through
33%+ of the latex condoms tested. In addition, as Gordon points out in his
review, the testing procedures for condoms are less than desirable. United
States condom manufacturers are allowed 0.4% leaky condoms (AQL). Gordon
states, "The fluctuations in sampling permits many batches not meeting AQL
to be sold." In the United
States, 12% of domestic and 21% of imported batches of condoms have failed
to meet the 0.4% AQL. (10)
9."Anomalous Fatigue Behavior in Polysoprene," Rubber Chemistry and
Technology, Vol. 62, #4, Sep.-Oct. 1989.
10.Collart, David G., M.D., loc. cit.

CONDOMS FAIL TESTING
In a 1988 study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Bruce
Voeller of the Mariposa Foundation in Topanga, California, a non-profit
organization dedicated to preventing the spread of sexually transmitted
diseases, ranked 31 brands of latex condoms according to how well they met
the U.S. and international quality assurance standards designed to ensure
that condoms provide an effective
barrier against human sperm.
"Many of the condoms now on the market would not get FDA approval if they
were required to meet today’s standards," says
Voeller. Although all condoms sold in the U.S.are supposed to pass quality
assurance tests, those marketed before 1976 need not meet the more
stringent requirements necessary to win FDA marketing approval. (11)
Dr. Collart reports that "Gotszche and Hording in their study of in vivo
[real life] condom failure rates concluded ‘Condoms to
prevent HIV transmission do not imply truly safe sex.’ In addition
Steiner, et al., observed newer lots of condoms had actual breakage rates
of 3.5-8.8%, while actual breakage rates for older lots ranged from
9.8-18.6%. In a study conducted by Ahmed, et al., 29%-42% of those who had
used condoms experienced at least one breakage. In a survey conducted by
the University of Manchester, 52% of those who had obtained condoms from
their family planning clinic had one or more either burst or slip off in
the 3 months before the survey. In
studies by Albert, et al., and by Wright, et al., 36% and 38% of their
respondents reported condom failures respectively." (12)
11.Nowak, Rachel, "Research Reveals Condom Conundrums," The Journal of NIH
Research, Vol. 5, Jan. 1993, pp. 32, 33.
12.Collart, David G., M.D., op. cit.

CONDOM CLIMATE CONTROL
Condoms are sensitive to heat and cold, yet they are not normally
transported in climate-controlled vehicles. Vesey, in his study
ofcondoms,checked 72,000 trucks and has actual photographs of eggs frying
in the backs of trucks used for condom distribution.
Partly due to Vesey’s study, Burlington County, NJ, banned the
distribution of condoms at the county’s AIDS counselling center, because
they concluded that the risk of liability for condom failures was too
great. (17)
17.Vesey, W.B., HLI Reports, Vol. 9, pp. 1-4, 1991.

• Condoms have an annual contraceptive failure rate of 18.4 % for girls
under the age of 18; among young, unmarried, minority women the annual
failure rate is 36.3 %
• Many of the germs that cause STDs occur in areas not covered by the
condom. For example, genital warts can occur throughout the genital area,
such as on the scrotum and in the anal area. In those cases, wearing a
condom wouldn’t prevent the germs from being passed between partners.
Similarly, the sores that a person gets with herpes, syphilis, and
gonorrhea can occur outside the area covered by a condom.

STANDARD WATER TEST
"The FDA tests every batch of imported condoms as well, though imports
account for very few condoms used in this country. Although the smallest
hole the water test can find is 100 times bigger than the HIV virus,
officials believe the water test is sufficient. "
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