No. It can prevent it in probably around 99.9% of cases, but they are not perfect. I know someone who got his girlfriend pregnant even though they correctly (or so I'd assume) used a condom.

Yes, when compared to not using one. The surest way NOT to be protected is to NOT use one. Why would you want to run THAT risk? "Hey you! Don't be silly put a rubber on your willy!"

Latex might be safer than one made of snimal membrane. Do they still make these somwhere in the world--the membrane ones? I remember talking about them in health class--that a virus like HIV would be so small it could pass through the pores of membranes but not latex.

yes.

Don't count on it if you value your life. They help but only if "used right", early enough and they don't break or leak in some other way. Safest way is don't have sex until you know your dealing with a disease-free person.

They help but only if "used right", early enough and they don't break or leak in some other way. Safest way is don't have sex until you know your dealing with a disease-free person.

If you use it properly it can increase your protection, but they are not 100%.

Condoms CAN be effective in preventing STDs .. HOWEVER, only if you USE THEM PROPERLY! Please note, you're still putting yourself at risk and condoms aren't 100% in preventing pregnancy or STD's even when used properly. Just ask yourself if it's worth the risk to live life with AIDS/HIV, etc.

Nope...guys and gals take a look at a site like planned parenthood....theres only way to 100% protect yourself from any diseases..or pregnancy at that. The aids virus is smaller then the fibers of a condom. Can still get through. A gay man told me once only lambskin is close to the 100%...but he told me he had a friend that always used them and still got it. Sad SAD SAD...like playing with a gun...(and it is not dependant on the size of that gun..haha)

Yes, but not totally. The only way not to get aids is not to have sex or exchange body fluids with anyone. However, condoms are very good at offering protection, around 98% of the time if used correctly. It's quite alamring how many people believe that the HIV virus is smaller than the fibres in a condom. It's simply not true. Here is a simplified example: If you fill a condom with water it shouldn't leak, I'm sure we all believe that, but if not you can easily test it yourself. Water is H20, no surprises there, which means it is unimaginably tiny. The HIV virus principly consists of an RNA strand surrounded by a protein coat filled with cytoplasm, its still small, but is many many times larger than water. So if a condom can hold water it can hold the HIV virus. To put it in even simpler terms, getting water through a condom is like trying to get a marble through a kitchen seive, getting the aids virus through a condom is like trying to fit your head through a kitchen seive, it simply won't fit through the gap, unless there is something wrong with the equipment. To sum up, condoms are effective at stopping the HIV virus almost everytime. However, they can be used incorrectly, and it is important to check to make sure it isn't broken or ripped. As always, the safest option is not to have sex, but failing that condoms provide a good, cheap and easily available form of protection.

100% certain - just make sure you dont have any tears coz you dont want a tear in a condom

Yes, unless you don't use it correctly.

Male condoms would normally have a 99% chance of getting an STD/STI, but they are commonly used incorrectly so it decreases to 85%. Female condoms, if used correctly have a 95% chance of preventing an STD/STI.

Hey Glamour girl, don't listen to these people. they have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. if a latex condom is used correctly and doesn't break then they are essentially 100% effective. the HIV virus cannot pass through intact latex. NO WAY! Why do you think surgeons wear latex gloves. Also lambskin condoms protect against pregnancy but not HIV. If you're concerned try a different web site cause obviously the people here are clueless.