Public health authorities are confronting a rise in sexually transmitted infections in a world where condom use has steadily declined. WASHINGTON - The basket of free ultrathin and studded condoms ...

Sex workers seeking free condoms scooped up as many as 5 million last year from distribution vans that prowl the District's streets, an effort the city's health department says helps explain a ...

USATODAY.COM - Sexually active teens are using condoms more often, but inconsistently, finds a federal survey released today that asked its largest-ever sample of teens about their sex lives. The data ...

Male condoms are 98% effective with perfect use and 85% effective with typical use. Female condoms are slightly less effective — 95% with perfect use and 79% typically. People make mistakes with ...

OXFORD, Miss — It's hard to miss the overflowing bowl of condoms at the entrance of the gym. Some University of Mississippi students walking past after their workout snicker and point, and the few who ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two UK surveys, 10 years apart, indicate that there's been a substantial increase in the rate of condom use, particularly among young people. However, condom use is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two UK surveys, 10 years apart, indicate that there's been a substantial increase in the rate of condom use, particularly among young people. However, condom use is ...

Many low-income, straight men don't use condoms for disease prevention, despite knowing the risks, a new study shows. Rather than wear a condom to prevent syphilis, gonorrhea, or other sexually ...

Some 8 in 10 sexually active teen boys reported using a condom the first time they had sex, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and... Teenagers can, in fact, make some mature decisions ...

July 14 -- MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who use condoms regularly can reduce their risk of getting genital herpes by 30 percent, a new study finds. The herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) ...

It’s not news that porn can influence sexual behavior. But evidence shows that porn is stepping in where sex education is failing, in some cases. Specifically, when it comes to condom use. A study ...