March 27, 2006
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Condoms
I remember a message coming out in high school that we should practice safe sex.
Are condoms an effective means of birth control for a teenager?
I remember a message coming out in high school that we should practice safe sex.
Are condoms an effective means of birth control for a teenager?
Comments (227)
sure thing!!
Yep.
I think they can be…….if properly used!!!
safer than not having one.
Not really. Abstinece is the only safe way.
They aren’t guaranteed, but they are definately easy to get and use, so I’d say pretty effective.
FIVE!
If we know how to use them.
if used correctly.
Sure, if the teen will use it. Between the birth of my second and third child that was my birth control.
no. they usually don’t know how to use them properly, and most of the time forget to use them… I know… I just graduated from high school a year ago…
highest comment i ever had!!!!!!!!wo0t!! 12
i dont see why they woudn’t be effective, no matter what age you use them…although maybe teenagers aren’t as experienced with them which could lead to mishaps.
when dealing w/ ultra-horny teens, abstinence isn’t always realistic.
so, yes. they need to learn early on about std prevention along w/ preg.
How the heck did I get 3rd?????….haha
AND…. it’s better to use something…..rather than nothing at all!!!
only if they are used regularly and correctly.
they are definetly better than no protection at all, though.
Yes, but they are never guarunteed (however you spell it) 100%.
Abstinence is the only 100% guaraunteed.
teenagers spend more time making balloons out them than their intended use. but, I can’t see how their effectiveness would change depending on the age of the user.
No.
Abstinence is the only safe way
yes…?
I’m a prude. I still think people should wait til their married or at least in a long term monogamous relationship to have sex. Oddly enough, I was 21 when my cherry was popped. But if we’re gonna keep teen pregnancy down to a minimum if not stop it altogether…strap on the saran wrap!!
I don’t think teenagers should be having sex in the first place. Period.
It’s better than nothing.
I mean, sure abstinence is the only 100% positive way,
but if you’re going to be screwing around. Use protection!
It’s better than nothing. Kids are going to have sex no matter what, so you might as well make sure they’re protected.
Abstinance works better.
Don’t know why condoms wouldn’t work for teens provided they could get them with no problem.
Hopefully they are smarter than I was.
L,r
as long as its used properly. but nothing is 100%
No, but going down is.
No, but they help. I know too many people who’ve gotten pregnant because the condom busted.
yes, but i will only do it if the girl is on the pill
Hi Danny!!
Yes, plus it helps to protect them against sexually transmitted diseases.
Candy
birth control, more or less — at least it’s better than nothing. but they’re not close to the perceived protection in terms of STDs
Effective, yes.
Spiritually productive, no.
if worn
Safer than nothing
yes it does help, its not 100%, but its better then nothing.
ha! My high school said abstinence is the only way of birth control… luckily we knew beter.
Teenage sex is scary.
hehehe. You’ve got 69 eprops.. hehehe.
Yes, if used correctly. They are great for teens because they are cheap and easy to find.
The “never guaranteed” thing….it isn’t true. I never got pregnant on condoms. If you do, you used it wrong, or you’re very, very fertile.
usually, yes.
I wouldn’t know, and don’t intend to need to know any time soon.
somewhat; i think for teens a combo of “the pill and condoms” is the best protection; if they’re going to screw around i’d rather them do it safely.
Of course, abstinence is 100% affective. Condoms will work most of the time for teens who to have sex though, especially if with birth control. But, still abstinence is the way to go!
RYC: always fast, and good!
They sure are better than using nothing…
HOWEVER the teenager needs to be aware of how effective (or not) condoms can be. When used correctly they are still only about 80% effective against pregnancy, and they don’t provide much protection against some STDs like herpes (which, according to some statistics, 1 in every 4 sexually active person has but many don’t know it).
not really.. alot of girls dont carr them and alot of guys conveniently “forget”
hormones running rampid it’s often forgotten.. the only thing a condom is good for now a days is STD prevention.. the pill is the way to go for birth control..
*carry
People who say abstinence is 100% effective forgot about the Virgin Mary.
It’s better than nothing, but still not foolproof. I personally believe in abstinence for moral reasons, but it also happens to be the safest way. Nonetheless, that fact will be ignored, so at very least, condoms can be effective.
-Jared
For teenagers? It’s easy to say to go ahead and use protection if you are going to, but it’s more important to stress the idea of waiting! “Kids are going to have sex no matter what…” Does that mean that since they are going to lie, we should make them better liers? Or that since they’ll be lazy, we’ll give them a bed, magazine and tv and let them have at it?
Hah, funny you say this because today in health class was the condom information day. (They have to give us the same information once a day every year about condoms just in case we’re stupid enough to forget, lol) They’re 98%-99% safe if used correctly. They protect you from disease and pregnancy. Safest way.
No but it’s better than nothing at all
yeah, most of the time. better than unprotected sex
Condoms do not work well at all. Their effectiveness is about 97% is used properly. The effectiveness corrected for use is approx 92%. When you couple that with the fact that a woman can only get pregnant about 7 days of her cycle (sperm can live max of 7 days), they are pathetic. Additionally, they do not protect against many STD despite the advertisement , especially against chlamydia.
It is much more effective to avoid having sex until you are willing to accept the natural consequences (pregnancy) and welcome the baby into a good family.
RYC: actually there is.. want me to tell you??
Condoms are the most effective way to avoid both impregnation and STD’s with one form of birth control. Haven’t failed me yet. The pill is really effective against pregnancy, but it does nothing to prevent STD’s. Plus, I found that when I was on the pill, I was highly emotional, fatter than normal, and my sex drive went way down (which I guess is a sort of birth control itself, hee hee).
Why is it so scary that teens are having sex? Historically, and in certain cultures even today, by the time a woman is physically able to bear children, she’s ready for marriage. While I don’t know if I’d go that far, I find it much much scarier that we deny teenagers the education they need to be safe with these “abstinence-only” programs. If we raise our kids to have healthy attitudes about their bodies and their relationships with others, and don’t keep hard truths from them because they might not be “ready”, they will make good choices. Or maybe we could just lock up our daughters in tall, doorless towers and make them grow out their hair so we can come up for visits. Oh wait, remember how that story ended? That’s right, with teenaged pregnancy.
“But those mine enemies,
which would not that I should reign over them,
bring hither, and slay them before me.”
– Luke 19:27
Your ‘God’ is a LOVING ‘God?’
I think not.
Just for MY turn at quoting random
and meaningless Bible verses…why
ought nonsensical comments be limited
to the Bible-thumpers?
Heck no! Mine broke! lol
RYC: I couldn’t live like it either.
They really are fun people though, just..
SLOW..
Dang horse loving Amish! lol
put you on my sub list..
then refresh
you pop up at the top when you have updated..
it’s that simple!
most of the time.. today I’ve been on my computer a lot, other days I don’t catch you right when you update.
If teens are properly educated on how to use them, why to use them, and when to use them, they would work. Many teenagers aren’t aware of proper techniques (not the word I’m looking for, but the only one in my head) for using condoms. I’ve watched numerous movies where students are putting a condom on a banana or some other food item, but I’ve never seen that in person. Many think condoms are only to prevent pregnancy and know nothing about the STD side, or vice versa. Even some adults are unaware of the dangers of fluids secreted before ejaculation.
It’s all about the education.
Have a good one!
It depends on what ‘effective’ means. I’d say yes it is effective, but you should also teach women to keep tabs on their menstral cycle. There are certain days when they are more likely to be pregnant, so avoid having sex on those days. That information combined with condom use should be quite effective.
Now, for a meaningful comment,
Condoms are indeed the most effective
WIDELY AVAILABLE contraceptive.
However, they are merely 97 percent
effective; don’t trust yourself
to be in that ninety-seven of one hundred.
Nor do condoms prevent STDs, as
many seem to believe.
The average pore size of a latex
condom is one micron in diameter.
The size of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
is one-half microm in size.
So what’s all this about safe sex?
uhhhhhhhh geese im only 13. lol
it’s better than nothing.
i’m the same as Av8tqr.
More effective than not using any protection.
Nothing is 100%… Except the word “no”.
If properly used, yes, but we all know the only thing that is foolproof.
better then nothing..but idc, I’m not going to do that til im married anyways
If used correctly, but women should also use birth control pills.
Also, I don’t think you should be having sex when you are only fifteen or sixteen anyway.
Well, condoms are effective if you know how to use them right. However, the safest way to go (other than abstinence) is called “double dutch”- where the female is on some form of birth control like a shot or the pill, and the male uses a condom.
It’s a pretty complicated subject, but basically condoms are effective, but you should really secure it with some other form of birth control.
I know a lot (or at least more than most people my age, I believe) about this because there was no way in hell I was trusting my public high school, in a conservative town like mine, with my sexuality. Especially when my Sex Ed. teacher (really P.E. teacher, psh) is Catholic and doesn’t believe in birth control anyway (and it shows- he hardly knows anything, and I had to correct him several times in the middle of class).
Idiotic.
I’ve kinda always thought that, I’ve never had sex or anything but that’s what I’ve believed.
NO…THEY SHOULDN’T BE DOING IT UNTIL THEY ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF A CHILD & SUPPORT IT.
RYC: I LOVE BEING SOCIAL…IT’S FUN!
I’m impressed with all the young people who wrote that they are going to wait……especially impressed with this 10th grader…so true…
Effective, yes. Spiritually productive, no.Posted 3/27/2006 at 4:26 PM by qazaq_of_the_clan_of_qaz
Considering that abstinence just isn’t too realistic, yes,
RYC: No, I don’t think there is… even if you had the sceret way of having your phone beep your or something.. you’d still have to run back to your computer.. to be first has to mean you are 1. lucky, or 2. on your computer all day.. this is why I’m not first often.. I think this was my 3rd time? maybe.
Yeah I mean teens are curious so if they are going to mess around they have to be protected.
It’s better than nothing!
I wonder how is it that people always seem to be able to comment you first.
Anyways, yea.. it’s better than nothing..
safer than nothing but they should be worrying about school, after school activities, and not pissing off their parents not about who they’re going to screw next and the best birth control.
Yes! As long as their is no hole in it! It always best to use an extra form of birth control along with the condom.
no. there’s still a risk.
as a teenager… i know kids worry about birth control.
but no one really considers stds… theres a risk in that too.
abstinence, abstinence, abstinence.
i wish people would have more common sense about the issue.
its worth waiting for…
its not worth jumping into.
Depends on your definition of effective. Passing them out during rallies doesn’t really cause them to become effective, because kids miss the whole point. It really causes us parents, schools, or what have you, to become enablers and raise the likleyhood of having sex. Therefore increasing their chances of having sex without one.
It’s better than nothing.
Yes, but they arn’t 100% safe.
RYC: ROFLMAO.. dan you crack me up.. I think you are computer dumb or something! LOL
birth control, maybe, but not always.
STDs? no.
abstinance is of course the only sure-fire way to prevent pregnancy.
but all of that is obvious and probably said already.
Go do abstinence.
Although, oftentimes, practicing abstinence holds 100% negativity towards sexual activities, imagine all the pressure and tension that builds up from not being able to give in to your desires.
Imagine what happens after. IMAGINE.
Condoms.. are funny.
I’m with Eric. Better than nothing. But not foolproof.
no sex is the best control for a teenager.
I think teenagers are smart enough to hear both messages. Abstain. If you can’t abstain, use a condom. I don’t understand why there has to be a battle of “school of thought” on this one.
Same thing w/ Religion vs science. Religion answers “why”. Science answers “how”.
I’d say so, when properly used.
only if they use them if not they just make good wallet decorations =S
No…safe sex is no sex until marriage.
NO
i think that preaching abstinence to a bunch of teens is bs. it won’t work. its like when people start to diet or quit smoking or drinking… cold turkey is not normally a good method. i think that condoms are a really good method for teens. sure they’re not 100%… but they prevent other things as well as pregnancy. in most cases teens are expiramenting… with more than one person. people don’t need to be concerned with just pregnancy any more.
read reports and studys
i think that teaching safe sex and condom use, etc. is a more effective means of birth control than teaching abstinence in the schools today.
sure
Oh brother. I’m gonna look @ this a little differently. Why would a parent hand their kid a condom anyway??? Basically your just saying, “It’s OK to have sex, b/c you aren’t gonna break your heart!!!” OK, I’m a hopeless romantic. But what SANE PARENT would be OK knowing that their kid is getting laid somewhere??? It’s just stupid, stupid, STUPID!!!
I totally didn’t answer the question. Oh Well!!!
No, it isnt.
Abstinence is, as has already been said, the only absolutely fool-proof way to prevent pregnancy — unless you are somehow the lucky victim of an immaculate conception — or the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases.
If you’re going to have sex before you are married, with someone who has already had sex, or is going to, obviously, before they marry, then be smart about it, no matter what the beliefs of those around you, or your own. You can never be absolutely sure of what a person can or cannot carry, even if they flash at you recent health reports, or any story that they may create. So, condoms, birth control, etc. etc. is a good idea.
Keep the topics coming
Stephen
No. The HIV virus alone is 50 times smaller than the voids in the condoms. The voids are very small holes that allow the skin to breath. Condoms are ineffective.
if you don’t have to have sex then you won’t have to worry about getting pregnant or being a father
They are affordable, easy to use, and offer a fairly high amount of protection. Like others have said, better to use one than not.
you should wait until marriage. the safest way is to make sure you are financially able to support a child before taking the risk. besides that, sex should be kept sacred. so after marriage.
I can’t speak for teens; I can only speak for Papa Bear and me, but I have several kids who have proven them ineffective.
They are %99.9 effective.. but if you have sex 100 times, chances you are going to get pregnant. And it’s russian roullette till then.
110th!
Effective is a relative term used to compare
so yes more effective than sex w/o condoms
the question is why did you put in the line
“for a teenager”
should birth control vary because you are younger????
Works for me.
I am thankful for condoms, thats for sure.
..and why for a teenager ? Plenty of adults use condoms,I’m sure.
it depends. i think that condoms could be a means of safer sex for teenagers if they used them right and all the time, but usually they don’t.
Well, I would say that they are, seeing that a large percentage of my fellow high school peers use them, I would say yes, because there isn’t nearly as many pregnancies as what It’d be like if they weren’t effective.
yes, condoms are the best thing for teens to be using if they intend to be having sex. It will help prevent pregnancy and disease.
yeah, better than nothing. for birth control, probably, for STD control, heck no.
What are teenagers doing having sex? Sex is not a national pasttime. It’s part of a relationship between a man and a woman who plan to make a life together. Teenagers? Safe sex? isn’t that an oxymoron?
What an awful question…
By the way, this is Hasid,not Madgenious. I am Madgenious’ mom.
yes, if you use them correctly
Madgenious says that the subject of safe sex should be between the parents and the child, not the school and the child. I happen to agree. That’s it. Generally speaking, teenagers don’t have safe sex ( this is madgenious again.)
LOL maybe they should try the pill and condom combo.
condems break yes I know they do
Everybody harps about abstenience, but the only way to ensure that is to literally lock up everybody. Or strap a chasitity belt on both boys AND girls. My nieces and nephews were all raised to wait. Plenty of open discussions about why and what could happen and right and wrong. Everything you can think of as to why they should wait. Then they leave the house. None of them waited. And when asked why they didn’t “I don’t know” was they only answer they had. So bring on the unisexed chastity belts – or make sure they can protect themselves! Because they will, have for eons, and anyone who thinks different is living in the Land of Denial. Condoms not only protect against pregnancy – they also protect against diseases. No pill around does that.
They prevent STD’s, and have a 98% competency rate alone, and the 2% is margin of error and improper use.
So, with educated use, yes.
No.
Condoms are not 100% safe when it comes to STDS.
Absient is the only way.
In fourth grade they had us put condoms on bananas as a part of sex ed. I wouldn’t say this knowledge is an EFFECTIVE means of birth control for teenagers. My teenage sister who grew up in the same school district with the same ‘sex ed’ has a 6 month old. So yeah…
No. Abstinence. Save it for marriage.
well, it’s safer than nothing at all.
hell no
but like everyone said, better than nothing
birth control? yeah!
Yes
Well, abstinance is the best, but I’d rather they use something than nothing…
OMG!! Stop promoting the misinformation that condoms are ineffective. Nonesense. All that “the pore in a condom is one-milli-widget wide and the size of HIV is .5-milli-widgets wide” is ridiculous, misinformation, and just plain irresponsible.
When you say that, kids don’t say, “hmm . . . well, nevermind Susie, I’ll just go in the back and beat off. Put your panties back on.” No, they say, “Fuck it! It feels better without one and since they don’t work for shit anyway . . . let’s go bareback!”
Does every kid say that? No, of course not (and especially not verbatim . . .). But does that matter? If 90 kids are gonna choose abstinence, wouldn’t you prefer that those last 10 stupid ass kids use condoms than nothing at all?
If condoms are sooooo ineffective, how do you explain what has happened to the HIV rate in Thailand where the sex trade is (I believe) the biggest in the world (if not the biggest, damn near close, I’m sure Amsterdamn is up there). HIV was ravaging Thailand until huge, well run and highly supported condom education and distirubtion promotions were started. Once that happened, the rates of HIV and dropped significantly. Believe me, there was no absitnence education amid those brothels. It was all because of condoms.
And look at Amsterdam, where the sex trade is legal. How do you think they keep HIV under control? Condoms. Definately not absitnence.
Come on, people . . . stop repeating facts you heard from your local pro-life, anti-birth control, get that bitch back in the kitchen preacher. Just stop repeating things that you’ve heard. Read more. Learn more. Educate yourself. Then make a decision. Guess what . . . I’ll tell you a little secret . . . shh . . . they’re lying to you.
i promise you all those damn misspellings were typos. i get all riled up and type too fast.
Yeah, it’s true, using a condom even correctly is only 90something% effective. But not using any birth control is sure a whole lot LESS effective than that. Teenage pregrancy is out of control as it is. No matter how much you may raise your children to believe they shouldn’t have sex before they get married, some kids are going to have sex. I had two pastors for parents and half of their children lost their virginity before their 16th birthdays. (And lied to them about it of course). You have to prepare your kids. Tell them what you expect of them where sex is concerned, but accept the fact that they are going to make their own choices.
not %100, but better than going commando
Its the best we can do.
Maybe. They don’t protect you against STDs very well though, un-like most people think
no.
Aren’t they somewhere around 93% effective when used properly?
Yes. Wear condoms.
I’ve heard they don’t particularly work much.
So kids (females, really) need to know exactly when they’re fertile.
Then not have sex then.
Birthcontrol pills seem to just cause a ton of damage.
But. Like I’ve had shoved down my throat by various ‘elders’.
‘None is always the best form of birthcontrol.’
Which is pretty… lame.
Better than nothing, but I think maybe condoms and birth control should both be used. The more protection the better!
Yeah. So is castration.
The question I see: Are condoms an effective means of STD protection? Nope.
Yes
Teenagers shouldn’t be having sex, im 18 and i say that…
Michael
if a teen is going to have sex, best use one…Abstinance is the best sure-fire contraception on the market though, so i think we should market that first. Cheers!
megan
RYC: Haha, yeah, I have never told Deb that I think she’s gaining weight, I don’t think that she is. We both suspect that she is pregnant, and also hopeful, but we don’t know for sure. But you have a good point, we should be keeping our mouths shut about if we think that our wife is pregnant, or possibly pregnant or anything like that. Hope you are having a great day!
About your question. It’s better than nothing if abstinence can’t be practiced.
yes, but only because most people don’t consider not having sex an option (which is dumb, but whatever – i ranted on the EC question =D). so if you’re absolutely going to, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
RYC: lol thanks! i like it too. it’s on my dorm room wall – i found it on someone’s quote site, one of my subscriptions, i think.
there is no such thing as “safe sex”… there’s “safer sex”…..
teens shouldn’t be having sex… sex is a sacred thing for one man and one woman when they are MARRIED!!
They aren’t as safe as some people would like to portray.
I believe that they are effective, but the only way to be 100% sure of it is to not have sex at all.
Eva.
um, i don’t know a lot about these subjects, but i personally believe that teens should be taught that abstinence is the only way to completely and positively prevent stuff.
I think it’s the most effective one we have… and give me a break… abstinence is a nice idea, but we are human, people!
yes, but i would
feel safer using
birth control pills.
Teaching abstinence-only is even more of a lie than teaching about condoms and general birth control. Abstinence-only education aims at telling people half-truths. And I’m sorry, 97% protection is pretty damn guaranteed you won’t get pregnant.
Unless you use it wrong. That’s why the come with detailed instructions. Therefore, if you get pregnant on a condom, it will almost always be your fault.
Teens are going to have sex, people should stop being in denial, period. Most teens don’t give a damn about their own religion, promises to parents, etc.
And frankly, I’d rather teens have intercourse with condoms than have oral sex without protection, which I rampantly see at my school almost daily. That’s worse, thanks to diseases.
No.
1 out of 6 codoms will not work. In addition, there are some STD’s that you can get from your partner even if you use a condom. The only way to prevent pregnancy and STD’s efficiently is abstinence till marriage and then monogamy afterwards.
~Caroline~
Are you out of your mind? Surely you’ve heard the joke, “What do you call condom users?”
“Parents”.
If used correctly yes. Though they are often not.
I believe so. Not 100 percent but it offers so protection.
Safe as anything else I guess… besides not having sex at all of course. Then again, you can’t ever protect your heart. It’s better to wait til you’re older. I know not everyone believes in waiting til marriage, but really, teenage sex ( ecspecially before 16) is never such a hot idea.
if used properly, then yes, but abstinence is the ONLY 100% effective birth control.
Definitely. I’m taking a class called “Human Sexual Behavior” and not only do teenagers do well using condoms, they are starting to use them more than they ever have.
Hooray for condoms!
God yes.
Pills too.
Morning after, birth control- same thing.
yup
and also theres another way for a guy and girl to practice safe sex
…….. but its too HOT for xanga………. heheheheh
so I can’t say it.
It’s better than nothing but it would be better paired up with the shot or birth control pills.
At my school, there are a lot of pregnant girls and girls who have had kids, and my school only had 9th and 10th graders (as far as I know, all the girls who have kids or who are pregnant are in the 10th) and I bet a lot of them didn’t use ANY method of birth control.
Granted, it’s third on the list (after abstinence and female hormonal stuff) but it’s still pretty good and easy and cheap. . . and apparently, they make good water balloons. Not that I’VE done it, but I’ve heard of some sick senior pranks at my school. . .
Seeing as how your likely to get pregnant that way, no. However, it’s better than nothing.
Oh dont even get me started on condoms. lol
Reasonably.
no. they can fail. schools are freakin obsessed with abstinence lol.
but if you do have sex, use a condom
sure. but abstinence is preferable. i really don’t believe teenagers should be going there.
Interesting… I keep seeing make the same, lame faulty logic: “they’re gonna do it anyway, so just tell them to use one!” By the way, is this merely a matter of STD’s? If sex is so powerful (people kill for it and get killed because of its misuse… and heartache ALWAYS comes), and we must all agree it is powerful, then the issue is much more significant than STD’s. The other sad thing… we have made cheap what God has made priceless. We have tried to steal what only He can give: a faithful and pure marriage set on giving themselves only to each other until they die. If this is so rare… we need God. If this is so rare, we need forgiveness and a new direction. If this is so rare, we need to forget condoms and beg for the mercy of Jesus, who will judge all immoral people forever after we die. So, if “they’re gonna do it anyway,” then, rather than pushing condoms, shouldn’t we be pushing the crucified Christ fully capable of preventing STD’s in his power and the only One who can replace my sinful desires with God-centered desires? The best protection is my Lord. I will be the first and the last to say so.
somewhat. condoms combined with the BCP is effective. Then there’s the best. Abstinence
Unless the teen is married they shouldn’t be having sex, so I’d say the relevance of “safe sex”, outside of marriage is a moot point. I’m aware that I’m considered to be “old fashined” but if following God’s plan for sex and marriage is “old fashioned” than I’ll wear that as a badge of honor.
teenage preg rates have dropped.
because kids are using condoms more than pulling out…
If used correctly condoms are pretty dang effective.
From what I’ve read, condoms are 99% effective each use. So, for a good winning football season (10 wins), that would be a total of 90.4% chance if you’re a one hit wonder. Every Friday night for a whole year…That’s 59.3% effective (about 2 in 5 chance of failure). Basically, it can be false security for those who use them regularly. But it is technically better than no protection at all.
No. condoms are effective means of birth control for married couples who don’t want kids yet. Teenagers shouldn’t be having sex at all. Abstinence is the best way to avoid pregnancy/STD’s.
<3
Better than nothing, even though the HIV virus slips right through them.
(((((( GRANDMA HUGS ))))))
Lori
Maybe 60 to 75% effective? Best to use a 2nd form of birth control with them.
Only if the use them and use them properly. Also, they are preventative against AIDS too.
Wake up to reality. I’d like you to meet my husband’s and my attempt at birth control via a condom. He’ll be eight in a couple of months. Condoms are only about 80% effective, and they only rank that high because pregnancy isn’t possible every day of the month.
There is nothing “safe” about sex with a condom. Aids and other STDs are a risk any day of the month. Many STDs can be gotten through contact with areas not covered by the condom.
What’s wrong with saving sex until marriage? Abstinence is the only form of birth control 100% effective. You shouldn’t have sex unless you are open to possibly becoming parents.
abstinance! Kid’s AREN’T going to have sex if the popular culture tells them not to.
Condom…effective mean for birth control for teenagers… The use should be as effective as for adults, but that effectiveness is not 100%.
I was trying to write more, but it quickly became a quagmire of various thoughts and viewpoints that I had to just let it go.
I will say though that to risk of possible pregnacy for a few moments of pleasure at a young age is not smart. Teenagers are not emotionally or mentally prepared for parenthood. At least that is the case in the United States. I don’t know what the ages are in other countries that people reproduce. I don’t know how marriage is viewed in many other contries. There is a lot I don’t know. However, I believe here in the US that most teenagers 12 years and older don’t want to be parents before they graduate high school.
no. they are an excuse to be promiscuous. they don’t always work.
Yes, they are, but if you’ve got a daughter, put her on the pill.
I keep reading the same things here, that teenagers shouldn’t be having sex. That’s true, and it’s not that they’re going to “do it anyway” is that they ARE doing it anyway. We can’t ‘save’ them by pushing Jesus on them, because most teenagers are not all that much into religion and well, jesus can’t control their hormones and natural biological urges. We should teach our kids that it’s not ok to have sex until they are mature enough to handle it, but we should also teach them that if they are going to, how they are to protect themselves. You can just teach them abstinance and not teach them how to protect themselves because if all you ever preach is “don’t do it” then what are kids going to do? Eventually, they’re probably going to do it, just like you told them not to eat that extra cookie, but they did anyways. And would you want your daughter finding out a month later that she’s either pregnant or gotten an STD that means she can never have children all because you didn’t teach her about birth control? Would you want to find out your son got a girl pregnant or gotten AIDS from the girl he slept with because you didn’t teach him about birth control? Come on… be realistic people. Shit happens. Teens have sex. We have an obligation as their parents to teach them how to be responsible with it if they are going to do it while at the same time teaching them that it’s not ok. We can’t trust God to just keep them from doing it because it’s already happening and God’s not stopping them.
yes, if used properly and all the time.
more than birth control, however, the safe sex issue involves protection from STDs > this means practicing safe ORAL sex and safe anal sex as well. it’s about alot more than avoiding pregnancy.
in the seventies, there was a lot of sexual activity, but NO ONE (in my HS or college set) would have dreamed of having sex without a condom. pregnancy was not the only worry, but we didn’t have some of the STDs of today that can kill.
besides, you never know what your partner might have, and no one is gonna look out for you like you. Girls > NEVER let a guy near you without him wearing a condom, no matter what he says. Guys> NEVER go near a girl without wearing a condom. your lives are too important.
no but a chastity belt is.
No, I don’t think condoms are effective at anything but disrupting the act. Condom use gives a false sense of safety, encouraged by those promoting them.
yes…as a famous rapper once said: “…put a condom in their hand and hope it don’t bust…”
Definantly not. They do help some of the time, but there is always a chance that she could get pregnet. And teenagers are not emotionall strong enough to have a kid of there own….just don’t do it….
~this is no place to try to live my life~
Um…yes? Duh?
> Safer than not having any at all, but sufficient, NO way. If any of us at large know one thing is new life is just waiting to occur by what ever means God intends, and we have almost no say in the matter.
Peace
Safety is relative. I believe when used properly condoms are about 97% effective at preventing conception. I don’t know what their efficiency is at preventing the spread of venereal disease. I know how to use one, but contrary to what some are saying about teenage sex being inevitable I haven’t and won’t- because I haven’t and won’t have sex at this point in my life. And I’m not such a loser that I’ve never had the opportunity, either.
I call contraceptives assumed risk. If you use them, fine, but understand that if you get unlucky (Funny how we call it unlucky, having a child used to be a blessing, now they’re accidents which interrupt our fun), then you have just incurred a major responsibility. I am not ready for that responsibility or for marriage, in which I confine sex. Therefore I don’t. 3% chance of changing my entire life for no perceptible gain is not worth it in my opinion. You might be surprised at the number of people who agree with me. Plenty of us haven’t had sex and won’t.
I’m 15 and that’s what I use with my boyfriend. My opinion is, if the girl can’t get pills or other means of hormonal birth control that are safer, then condoms are better than nothing.
Not enough to really rely on it unless the person is willing to deal with what might happen if it doesn’t work how it should. But ananas is right: “It’s better than nothing. Kids are going to have sex no matter what, so you might as well make sure they’re protected.”
i guess.
Yes. But I guess you are wanting to start up a debate on whether or not one should promote condoms or not having sex at all. I never had sex until I was 21. And that was with the guy I am married to. I am personally glad that I have only ever had sex with my husband. There are no issues that can possibly arrive from the having of past lovers.
i think they can be an effective means of birth control if they are used correctly. and they work even better if paired up with the pill!
The problem with many schools is that they advocate safe sex but they don’t properly instruct their students how. If some teens don’t know how to use condoms properly, maybe we should teach them if we expect them to “be safe.” But yes, I do think that condoms are an effective means of birth control AND an effective way to prevent the spread of disease.
Plus, not everyone can use the pill. Condoms at least don’t change your body chemistry.
No. Withdrawal and blasting out the window of the car is a much better method.
It always worked for me!
Condoms are better than nothing… but the safest sex is no sex.
Only if they use them… A high percentage of kids don’t, and that’s a concern.
well, it’s better than nothing. And you can’t honetly expect teenagers to abstain from sex.
yep! They are super easy to get, unlike the Pill or any other contraceptive that you have to go through a doctor to get.
While they are better than nothing, I wouldn’t want to count on them as the only form of protection.
Condoms are not an effective birth control device for Teenagers. Teenagers have already been born.
Definately effective
Back when I was a kid, it was more difficult to get sex. Many of the girls believed they were not supposed to do this because thier parents told them it was wrong. Along come the do-gooders with misinformation that ‘you can’t stop kids from having sex.’
What ally could be better to have on a teenage guy’s side than the school? “Aww, geez, baby. We’re supposed to do this. See, the school even gives us condoms because we’re expected to do this. It’s the right thing to do, baby!”
Now I’m not saying I didn’t get lucky back then. But it was real work. We had to figure out how to get the condoms. That took some doing. A guy with the stugotz to get some rubbers earned every piece of tail he got.
Then some marketing genius came up with the idea that they’re for protection from STD’s. Well, the Army knew that back in WWII, so it wasn’t really news.
The most effective form of birth control is abstinance. A few of the WWII era V.D. films were darn good at preventing that. Graphic images of symptoms is scary enough to keep you from wanting it.
Abstinence is the only 100% sure way to prevent STD’s and pregnancys of course, but if teens are going to have sex, I would use a condom it’s at least some what safe.
-Kyle
why are these teenaers screwin?
No birth control is 100% effective, so abstinence is the best way to go. Considering birth control means you are not willing or ready to have a child, so why would you take the chances? This is referring to teens, of course.
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godbless – justin
p.s. no, not having sex is safe sex
I think so
even though it’s better then nothing, abstinece is 100%. plus, why would u want to share yourself w/someone who is not your future husband/wife??? it’d be so much more worth it to wait, and if you do have sex before marrige, there is the posibilty of getting an STD. You put your future husband/wife at the risk of getting it from you. so why not wait? do pll have no self control? (yeah, yeah, I’m only 15 you’ll tell me, wait till I’m 18 you say, but I am waiting for my husband, he deserves it, as his future wife, it is my one gift to him) sry I rambled : )
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hey propz fo’ ur syte
so many people are saying that they should be if they are used properly…but there is no proper way..they don’t always work!
abstinence will always work!!!
yeah i learned bout sex when i was bout 5 years old and i use condoms and bang them bitches all night baby
It’s not infallible. Maybe it’s good to be on the pill as well, as an extra precaution. Can’t be too cautious.
No, the abstinance policy works better, for me anyways. . .
…Or we could use our brains and just not have sex until we’re ready to have children or be rsponsible enough to handle them.
Look at it this way: do you give a kid a car before you teach him how to drive? He may have a great time driving, but he’s going to crash, and what insurance is there for that?
Point: if you can’t handle the responsibility, you don’t need to be involved.
Yes, sir! Wrap it before you tap it!
Got a pregnant 17 year old sister in law who says (rather emphatially) NO!
As a teen myself, no, I don’t think condoms are an effective means of birth control. Condoms aren’t 100% effective. If a teen doesn’t want the chance of having babies… Don’t have sex. period. There are other means of birth control, such as the pill, if used perfecly every time it’s 99% effective. But that’s only under perfect use.
Teens aren’t going to stop having sex… So Guys wear a rubber, Girls go on the pill and make your man wears a rubber. Don’t be stupid, there are so many STD’s that a young person can get from sleeping with the wrong person. And that one time the you decide not to wear a condom could be fatal. Be above the influence of horny boys… And stupid girls.
My Mom Is CynaraJane… She Taught Me Well.
better to have them then not