STi

Something interesting I came across...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...any_condoms_dc

discuss.

is that true?

skier

oh. my. god. 3 TIMES the usual levels in food. As a consumer I am VERY concerned that my DAILY use of condoms will give me cock cancer.

I say don't worry. There are many things in the world that are much unhealthier than trace levels of N-nitrosamine in condoms. Like pregnancy. And STD's.

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WarWagon

I have come to the conclusion, according to various scientific studies, that every single thing on this planet causes cancer, and that its a miracle that we're even living past 30.

Radio Monk33

Wow, I certainly wish I had the chance to be a daily condom user...well besides the cancer risk and all.

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STi

lol... so true.

SixEdxMia

...Yea well.... NOT using condoms can cause....Amebiasis,Bacterial VaginosisCandidiasis,Chancroid,
Chlamydia ,Condyloma Acuminata, Cytomegalovirus,Enteric Infections ,Genital Mycoplasmas,Genital Warts (HPV),
Giardiasis, Gonorrhea, Granuloma Inguinale, Hepatitis, Herpes, HIV Disease, Lymphogranuloma Venereum,
Molluscum Contagiosum, Pediculosis Pubis, Pubic Lice (Crabs),
Salmonella, Scabies, Shingellosis,
Syphilis, Trichomoniasis, Yeast Infection, and Vaginitis.

So don't let a little cancer scare ya..

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gefax

You can get pubic lice even when you are wearing a condom, sir!

Holo

Thank you for that. After reading this list I don't to put my cock in a female ever again.


It'll pass come next hardon tho.

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Munku

Ahh yes Yahoo, the same newsgroup who brought us the story about Andy Kaufman.

mirevolver

And let's not forget pregnancy.

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MSD

That was press releases, this is a Reuters article. I think this can be trusted a little bit more.

ibis

Oh, man! I also came to that conclusion a while back!

I've started saying, "Hell, their gonna find out soon that we just get it naturally... oh wait..."

questone

Nitrosamine are also present in deep fried food, I don't see anyone concerned about that

eagle1

MY wife is a school nurse and just this week was giving a presentation to a middle school class on STDs and the such.

She was telling me that if you use a condom 100% of the time, it only reduces your risk of getting an STD to 50%!!!!

So even if you use a condom all the time, there's still a flip of the coin chance as to whether you will contract an STD or not. (That's if your partner has an STD to give).

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rockzilla

Children are the worst STD of them all.

War316

Yea what he said

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raeanna74

I know what you are saying about the unwanted burden of a child and but really find it poor taste to refer to children as a disease. They are a precious gift when we are priveledge to care for them and a great responsibility to be able to mold their young lives.

It seems like there is a lack of details in this article. What kind of condoms were tested? Were they only latex? Polyurethane? or "natural membrane"? It seems to me that the natural membrane type would not have the chemical as they wouldn't need to have their elasticity enhanced as latex would. But was this study done on Poly? I am allergic to latex so Poly is how we go when we use them. I have a feeling that Poly would not need the additive as much as latex. Making it safer as far as cancer goes - though it's not been tested as extensively for prevention of STD's.

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rockzilla

You're right raeanna, disease was an overly harsh term for me to use.
I fear unwanted pregnancy from unprotected sex far more than I fear contracting an STD. I laugh at the idea of getting cancer from using a condom when the alternative is far riskier.
That being said, I'll take my chances with the condom since I probably have a better chance of getting cancer from the sun than I do from having protected sex.

Slims

I don't know about cancer, but I have heard that they can cause infertility.

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