The term microperforation describes holes that are too small to be
recognized by users, but being large enough to allow the passage of
microorganisms (Skaug 1976).

The flexible nature of latex gloves allows microperforations to open and
close depending on whether or not gloves are stretched (Carey et al 1989,
Korniewicz et al 1989, Stampfer et al 1994). Microperforations may result
from manufacturing defects, material fatigue or extensive wear.

Permeation can occur through diffusion, capillary action, or forced
movement across the micro porous latex membrane.

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. "

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withdrawn from market because 50 % leaked.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).

Another examination conducted in the U.S. ( the Physical Division of
Human
Sciences, Maryland, USA, 1992) showed that particles as minute as viruses
can be detected going through the wall of condoms.

In every condom there are 0.4 % pinhole, microscopic defect in the
manufacturing process. The area of the condom is 80 cm2 and if you count
32,000 pinhole in each condom, and if each pinhole is 1/1000 micron, you
can imagine the total number of pinholes in a condom.
Based on the above finding, the anti-AIDS campaign in the U.S. no longer
uses the Safe Sex Use Condoms slogan, but just the reverse (a turn of
180o),

At the same time an expert of the University of Utah, Professor Victor
Cline, state in 1995 that if we believe that by using condoms we are
protected from sexually transmitted diseases including the HIV/AIDS
virus,
we really have gone astray.

Err, the quote above clearly states there was:

"a lower percentage of syphilis and gonorrhea among condom users"

Besides, have you tried growing bacteria in the lab?  How about
viruses?  Now, which is easiest......

(A hint, growing bacteria is dead easy, so hands and the surrounding
perineum may well spread bacterial STDs whereas stopping the semen may
well be enough to stop the virus innoculum).

Cheers

Bennett