Everywhere I find on the internet says that condoms, when used properly and don’t break, are only 98% effective.
That means if you have sex once a week you’re just as well off as having no protection once a year.
Are 2% of condoms randomly selected to have holes poked in them?
What’s going on?
In: Biology
The 98% figure isn’t “when used correctly”.
It’s:
“Ninety-eight percent of women whose male partners use male condoms correctly in every sex act over one year will be protected from unplanned pregnancy;”
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/condoms
That 2% does come from slips and breakages.
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