>FIRST THE LINK YOU PROVIDED DOES NOT WORK
Who? What? Which?
>SECOND. Your source (yes, I found it) actually says something VERY
>DIFFERENT!!!!!!!
>
>http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/booksReports/latexcondom/recresprior.htm
LOL. No you didn't. That's the balanced, honest truth. YOU want to
distort into an hysterical treatise to confirm your selfish and
foolish desire to f.ck without a condom. Pretty simple.
I care less and less, given your willful foolishness, about whether
that results in your early death from AIDS. I do care, though, about
your victims at this point. Your delusional beliefs are dangerous,
cruel and stupid.
You need medical care.
>"...... new concerns are arising regarding allergic or other toxic
>reactions to various components of latex condoms such as vulcanization
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>and by dry finishing powders (e.g. talc or cornstarch) should be
>critically examined."
I agree wholeheartedly with this. And in addition, we need effective
microbicides.
Meantime, condoms are extremely safe compared to most of the risks we
face in life. E.g., spreading talcum powder routinely over the genital
area? Even that is pretty low risk.
Compared to acquiring an STD or HIV.
>So much for corn starch.
I see. A suggestion for research is sufficient to result in complete
rejection. More impeccable logic! Wheee!!
>And that is from an organisation dedicated to promoting condoms.
Less so, these days, now that the anti-sex Bushies and psycho fundies
are taking over and stripping the science and careful evaluation out
of the NIH, PubMed, CDC, etc.
George M. Carter
>FIRST THE LINK YOU PROVIDED DOES NOT WORK
>
>SECOND. Your source (yes, I found it) actually says something VERY
>DIFFERENT!!!!!!!
>
>http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/booksReports/latexcondom/recresprior.htm
The link I provided works fine at Google but not at Talkabout.
Some broken software at Talkabout has damaged the link by including
the trailing '>' as part of the URL.
<http://fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/booksReports/latexcondom/recentadvances.htm>
If that version of the link doesn't work for you, try this one:
http://fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/booksReports/latexcondom/recentadvances.htm
"Dry dusting powders help keep the rolled up latex condom from sticking
to itself. To accomplish this, manufacturers have used cornstarch,
talc, mica, calcium carbonate, silicon dioxide, magnesium carbonate,
lycopodium, dry silicone and other powders, with cornstarch currently
the most commonly used."
Concerns were raised about condoms, talc and cancer over 10 years
ago. It would be remarkable if condom manufacturers hadn't moved
to alternatives. As long as you continue claiming that most condoms
are made with talc and posting articles about talc and cancer, without
being able to provide any verifiable information about the *current*
use of talc on condoms, you are lying to your audience.

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David Canzi
GMCarter - 07 Jan 2005 21:25 GMT
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:59:14 +0000 (UTC),
dmcanzi@remulak.ads.uwaterloo.ca (David Canzi -- non-mailable address)
wrote:
>snip... As long as you continue claiming that most condoms
>are made with talc and posting articles about talc and cancer, without
>being able to provide any verifiable information about the *current*
>use of talc on condoms, you are lying to your audience.
Let alone the notion that there is any persuasive evidence that
condoms with talc pose any serious threat for ANY kind of disease.
Most of the talc/ovarian cancer material he has posted has been
related to using daily amounts on the crotch for sweat. No links
between condom use and any chemically-induced diseases.
He's just squealing and whining cause he wants to be an irresponsible
f.cker.
George M. Carter