See also: HIV Prevention – General Information and HIV Treatment as Prevention
General Information
- Condoms (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
- Condom Fact Sheet in Brief (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish version
- Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel (CDC) and Spanish version
- Condom Effectiveness (CDC)
- Male Condoms – The Facts (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – HHS)
- Female Condoms – The Facts (HHS)
- The Truth About Condoms (Planned Parenthood)
- Condoms and Lubricants (Avert)
Selected Recent Articles on Condoms and Condom Use
- Using both condoms, contraception recommended for HIV-infected youth. (September 2016, Healio)
- No Condoms, No Problems in PrEP Study. (July 2016, Healio)
- Kremlin Report Says Condoms Are Causing Russia’s HIV Problem. (June 2016, Poz)
- Serosorting, HIV Treatment Do Not Explain Declines in Gay Men’s Condom Use. (June 2016, Poz)
- American gay men’s use of condoms has been falling for a decade, regardless of serosorting or PrEP. (May 2016, AIDSmap)
- Yes, There’s Likely a Link Between Condom Use in Porn and in Real Life. (May 2016, Poz)
- Condom use in French PrEP trial: half only used PrEP, a quarter used condoms and PrEP, one in six used neither. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
- Discovering Your Sexual Personality in a New Era of HIV. (February 2016, Beta Blog)
- We Aren’t the Sex Police: What PrEP Providers Say About Condoms & STIs. (January 2016, Beta Blog)
- Gay Men Are Using Condoms Less, But Their Use Varies Based on Context. (January 2016, Poz)
- Older men more likely to purchase sex, less likely to use condoms. (January 2016, Healio)
- Will the Condom of the Future Enhance Pleasure and Fight HIV? (January 2016, Poz)
- Straight Guys Condom Woes Linked to General Erectile Dysfunction. (August 2015, Poz)
- Ugandan gay men talk about why they do not always use condoms. (August 2015, AIDSmap)
- How Well Do Condoms and PrEP Prevent HIV Among Gay and Bi Men? (February 2015, Poz)
- CDC Analysis Puts Numbers on Condom Effectiveness for Gay Men. (December 2014, TheBodyPro)
- CDC researchers publish estimate of effectiveness of condom use in anal sex. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
- Zero HIV Infections Among PrEP Users With 45% Reporting Less Condom Usage. (December 2014, TheBodyPro)
- Condomless Hookups and the Political, Emotional Resistance of Black Gay Men. (October 2014, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance)
- Drug use strongly associated with sex, condomless sex and STIs in gay men living with HIV in England. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
- Learning about additional HIV prevention methods doesn’t undermine gay men’s intentions to use condoms. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
- How Often Do Condoms Fail? Black Gay Men and Condom Problems. (August 2014, TheBody)
- Those in Poorer Nations Don’t Drop Condoms When on HIV Meds. (August 2014, Poz)
- Condoms Aren’t the Only Way That Gay Men Reduce HIV Risk. (August 2014, Poz)
- Condom with Anti-HIV/STI Lube OK’d in Japan & Australia. (July 2014, Poz)
- Most gay men who don’t use condoms are mindful of HIV and attempt to reduce their risk. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
- Changes in Mood Affect Condom Use Among HIV-Positive Gay Men. (February 2014, Poz)
- Condomless sex increasing in US gay men – especially in HIV-negative and untested men. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
- Condoms in MSM Jail Likely Curb HIV Spread and Save Money. (October 2013, Poz)
- Gay Men Have Fewer Sex Partners; Condom Use Unchanged. (May 2013, Poz)
- Consistent decline in partner numbers in US gay men in last decade, but no change in condom use. (April 2013, AIDSmap)
- Used Consistently for Anal Sex, Condoms Prevent 7 in 10 HIV Infections. (March 2013, Poz)
- 25% of U.S. Heterosexual Encounters Involve a Condom. (February 2013, Poz)
- UK experts: successful treatment is “as effective as consistent condom use” in reducing HIV transmission. (January 2013, AIDSmap)
- Young people know less about HIV and are less trustful of condoms, French survey finds. (January 2013, AIDSmap)