Condoms are now security boxed

shauncr91 said:
Because the condoms they give you are crap.
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No kidding. The student union used to give out free condoms when I started Uni in 2007 and they pretty much always split. What should be a fun night usually turned into a long walk to the NHS walk in clinic to get the morning after pill.

I've only bought proper branded condoms since, it's not worth the risk. Plus you can get a size that actually fits, I know I'm not the only one who finds Durex Ribbed painful to wear, it's like strangling a snake, yet Durex Ultra, which is suppose to be the same size is fine. :confused:
 
[TW]Fox;18782616 said:
Hmmm, odd figures they. They suggest that if you take the pill there is a 1 in 10 chance you'll get pregnant. This is surely incorrect - most people on the pill

a) Have sex more than 10 times a year
b) Are not having any babies, let alone one a year

Does it include the chance of the girl 'forgetting to take the pill'?
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click the link to see the full table.

http://www.contraceptivetechnology.org/table.html

the stats he's used are the typical use (so yes accounts for failure to use it properly) and only for the first year of use.
 
Don't understand how condoms are a bad thing :o
Been with my missus 4 years and we're still using them
Dunno what's the big deal really


But I guess be responsible is not "cool" for some people
 
[TW]Fox;18782616 said:
Hmmm, odd figures they. They suggest that if you take the pill there is a 1 in 10 chance you'll get pregnant. This is surely incorrect - most people on the pill

a) Have sex more than 10 times a year
b) Are not having any babies, let alone one a year

Does it include the chance of the girl 'forgetting to take the pill'?
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Sorry, missed this bit in my frantic bid to defend my internet honour.

As with the majority of contraceptive stats, the % figures are based over the course of one year. So in the case you highlighted, over a spread of 100 girls displaying 'typical' use of the contraceptive pill (forgetting the odd day, taking the 7 day break at the wrong time, maybe mixing it up with incompatible anti-depressants that she takes for her crippling self-esteem issues etc etc) as their only method of contraception, and barring other medical issues like infertility etc, 8% of girls/women in this situation will get pregnant during the course of that year. The stats aren't based off a single episode of intercourse.

Edit: Note that in the link, perfect use of the combined pill results in a failure (pregnancy) rate of 0.3% for comparison.
 
[TW]Fox;18783178 said:
Pretty ridiculous stereotyping right there. Many people in relationships use condoms.
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I know, it was said lightly. I buy them on the odd occasion, it is embarrassing in supermarkets and whatnot, though and I find that running through my head. I find it more acceptable buying them from Ann Summers :p Same way I find people instantly assuming lube is for anal sex.

There's so many 'medical' contraceptives available, though. A lot of girls are on them purely to stop their periods and the associated pains. For couples, it would be the most popular form of contraceptive.

I see what you're saying about my post, though.
 
[TW]Fox;18782616 said:
Hmmm, odd figures they. They suggest that if you take the pill there is a 1 in 10 chance you'll get pregnant. This is surely incorrect - most people on the pill

a) Have sex more than 10 times a year
b) Are not having any babies, let alone one a year

Does it include the chance of the girl 'forgetting to take the pill'?
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The source website doesn't say, but I would imagine that those must be figures that aren't adjusted for "perfect" use i.e. they do include human error.

Likewise, one imagines those figures include people getting pregnant because the fella put the condom on his head or whatever.
 
shifty_uk said:
There's so many 'medical' contraceptives available, though. A lot of girls are on them purely to stop their periods and the associated pains. For couples, it would be the most popular form of contraceptive.

I see what you're saying about my post, though.
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My wife is lactose intolerant. All oral contraceptives that are available in the UK contain lactose, so she can't take the pill. She tried an IUS, but she had it out again within a fortnight because the hormones sent her ****ing mental.

So we made do with condoms, until she got sterilised.

Our story will not be unique by any measure.
 
vonhelmet said:
My wife is lactose intolerant. All oral contraceptives that are available in the UK contain lactose, so she can't take the pill. She tried an IUS, but she had it out again within a fortnight because the hormones sent her ****ing mental.

So we made do with condoms, until she got sterilised.

Our story will not be unique by any measure.
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The implant seems to have a pretty high rate of complications - loads of people seem to have adverse reactions to the slow-release hormones involved. Shame really, but if it gets more people using physical contraceptives (condoms) then it's not all bad.
 
We don't really use condoms very often anymore. Been together nearly 3 years and have used the pill exclusively since about a year in. Only time we use condoms if if I have to be on antibiotics for something.
 
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Only time I was ever slightly embarrassed was when I bought a couple box's at a self scan in the supermarket I worked at, scanned them one too many times and had to get someone to remove the extra one, and then I realised I didn't have my bank card in my wallet so had to then ask for the transaction canceled in front of a queue of people!

Failed. Last time I used self scan.

Oh and what Fox said. 2 years and still do.
 
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