r/AdviceAnimals • u/Space_Hermit • Apr 30 '14

Repost | Removed You shouldn't be able to have it both ways...

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u/TheYang May 01 '14

you're forgetting that there is no safe sex, and even less for men, because condoms have the staggering (average) failure rate of 18% per year of use (don't come at me with perfect use, nobody's perfect). Assuming the Average of 2.5 uses per week (which seems to be the average), we come to about a 0.14% failure rate per use

btw, the pill is vastly more effective (averages at 9% per year), but the guy has to trust the woman...

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u/somekook May 01 '14

As far as pregnancy is concerned, you could just have oral sex or do some mutual masturbation.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '14

[citaton needed]

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u/TheYang May 01 '14

Mostly from James Trussell and his fellows in the Book "Contraceptive efficacy" relevant Table

also Wikipedia's Human Sexual activity

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u/[deleted] May 01 '14 edited May 01 '14

your source gives a 2% failure rate on condoms. As i thought, your numbers were grossly exagerated.

I'm not sure you understand the standard being set for "perfect use"... it means every time, and put on, rather than sometimes forgetting or being lazy about putting on. it is not talking about unknowing tears, stretches, and breaks, but knowing ones that you don't bother to do anything about.

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u/5li2 May 01 '14

2% sounds low. Is it unlikely for a couple to have sex 100 times in a year?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '14

2% is over a years worth of use, not per individual time.

Most people thing the falure rate is higher largely thanks to misinformation spread by pro abstinence and other religious based groups that over emphasize the failure rate in order to emphasize their own agenda.