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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / October 2004"Don't tell the dissidents"
Found on MSN "Number One AIDS Group" tansyann tansyann@msn.com 11/18/2003 12:45 AM http://groups.msn.com/Number1HIVAIDSGroupOnMSN This is something I would never dare post over at aidsmeds, because I'm sure the denialists would swoop down on it in a heartbeat. Has anyone here ever had a problem with latex allergy? About six months ago I started having funny reactions to condoms... intense and very unpleasant burning and itching... and after a little research I realised it was probably due to nonoxynol-9, so I made sure we only used condoms which were N-9 free. That only worked for a short time and I started experiencing the same problems again. We switched to the Durex Avanti brand polyurethane condoms and I don't have any problems with them, other than the price. It is astronomical! In the shops they are (all prices in British pounds, I don't have the symbol on this keyboard) 4.49 for two. Online, I can get them for 7.30 for five. That's cheaper, but then you can buy Durex Elite (for example) on the same website for 6.55 for twelve! I really don't understand why the non-latex condoms are so expensive. It's not like polyurethane is some far out space age material, it's pretty ordinary and has been in use for quite some time now. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of and robbed because of an allergy. One of the nurses at my clinic is looking into finding me a less expensive supply, but she doesn't hold out much hope. There's a very slight chance I may be able to get them on prescription, but we'll see. I don't really know what I expect from posting this, other than to have a little rant, or maybe find out if anyone else has had this problem, and how they've coped. Thanks for listening anyway. Ann From "Number One AIDS Group on MSN" snip >Has anyone here ever had a problem with latex allergy? >About six months ago I started having funny reactions to condoms... >intense and very unpleasant burning and itching... and after a little >research I realised it was probably due to nonoxynol-9, so I made sure we >only used condoms which were N-9 free. That only worked for a short time >and I started experiencing the same problems again. This is one, unconfirmed anecdote. It wouldn't surprise me if this were completely valid, however. And she did switch to plastic. So there are options, albeit, as she notes, costly (and they shouldn't be). On an individual level, it is important to evaluate one's own sensitivities. On a population and policy level, the majority of condom users will probably never experience this kind of problem. Nonoxynol-9--which may exacerbate sensitivities--should simply be prohibited from being used. George M. Carter 'Plastic' condoms,. as you call them, have many of the same toxins as latex. True, you have no toxic proteins and no vulc. agents but you have higher levels of many other toxins. Also, they have a far higher failure rate due to slippage. Condoms are just plain old BAD NEWS! "This is one, unconfirmed anecdote' Anecdote: - A short account of an entertaining or interesting incident. So? Unconfirmed? How can a first hand account be unconfirmed/ Are you really saying the 18 million latex allergic Americans (FDA figure) are ancodatal? Give it up GM Carter. You are making a fool of yourself (again). "PaulKing" <aimulti@aimultimedia.com> wrote... > I really don't understand why the non-latex condoms are so expensive. It's > not like polyurethane is some far out space age material, it's pretty > ordinary and has been in use for quite some time now. I feel like I'm > being taken advantage of and robbed because of an allergy. Why aren't you out trashing the effectiveness of polyurethane condoms like you do latex? You've already stated that latex condoms do not block the HIV virus - that they DO block HIV has been demonstrated in the laboratory, not to mention real-world experience where those who faithfully use latex condoms have a drastically-lower rate of HIV infection. But last time I looked, the polyurethane condom boxes contained a disclaimer that said that while it was BELIEVED polyurethane blocks HIV as well as or even better than latex, laboratory and real-world studies were still ongoing and there was still no "proof" that they blocked HIV. So I can't figure out why you aren't attacking polyurethane, not only denying its effectiveness against HIV (which you also believe is harmless and not the cause of AIDS), but perhaps even suggesting that polyurethane itself causes AIDS. "So I can't figure out why you aren't attacking polyurethane" I am. They contain very similar additives to latex (with some exceptions) and have a far higher slippage rate due to their modulus being far lower (they are not very elastic). Condoms are plain old BAD NEWS. |
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