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)