Are condoms a safe contraception method? I just learned they have ~2% perfect use failure rate.

Ranger_Mitch · 2016-05-03T11:25:28+00:00

Yes, absolutely. That is 2% per year, not per use. And I bet some part of that 2% is from the user being cucked, not to mention bad storage. (Guessing here, have not read actual statistics and their methodology.)

Make sure you use a condom that fits you, that they are relatively new, and stored in a safe way (not somewhere hot/cold or where they experience friction.)

fnordsnord · 2016-05-03T12:12:21+00:00

Welcome to being a sexually active adult male.

The Pill has a 1% failure rate, too. Even going under the knife has a failure rate. Sometimes vasectomies reverse themselves.

Dipping your wick always has a chance of making a candle, no matter what you do.

Life is a matter of assessing risk versus reward, making choices, and living with the consequences.

JoeJackJohnson · 2016-05-03T13:02:23+00:00

Male condoms have a very wildly differing failure rate. 22 percent with typical use, and 2 percent with perfect use. NOBODY uses a condom the "proper" way it's supposed to be used every single time, so you are somewhere in between those two numbers. However, you SHOULD always be using at least 2 birth control methods. Withdrawal + condoms is a safe bet. I have had a vasectomy and I still pull out most of the time...plus it's pretty fun covering her stomach or face if you know what I mean.

With that being said....the female hormone contraceptives such as the pill, Nuvaring, or whatever else she may claim to be on, has a 100 percent failure rate. At some point in time, she WILL randomly stop taking her contraceptive. The pill is effective, the woman is not.

SirWazzaBrookBanks · 2016-05-03T10:37:45+00:00

Generally they would be one of the safest methods available to a man. Just be careful that it doesn't break mid fuck.

I suppose you could combined pulling out and a condom for a higher rate of success, but this might detract from your pleasure.

Fielder57 · 2016-05-03T12:42:18+00:00

With one night stands i use Condoms and the old 'Money Shot' method.

In a LTR we use the Pill (her) and i either finish up in her ass or on her. We don't take risks.

capnpirate · 2016-05-03T16:33:01+00:00

It'd probably be a good idea, should you have frequently visiting plates or an LTR, to track their fertility cycles. The first thing it does is makes your frequent plate or LTR feel cared for and will make her more emotionally dedicated to you. The second thing it does is helps alleviate these failure rates a lot more. The third thing it does is shifts power to you since you have more control over the reproductive results of your coupling.

My LTR and I do not use any kind of birth control and I do not pull and pray. We track her cycles, basal body temperature, and other physical indications of fertility. So far, 2 years of this method has not resulted in any pregnancy. It's apparently as effective as using a condom. There are a lot of women and couples moving to this kind of family planning methodology since condoms suck, hormonal birth control is dangerous and causes all sorts of problems, and other forms of non-hormonal birth control have a high failure rate or are prohibitively expensive.

If you double up using fertility tracking and using a condom, you should be damn close to 99.99999% assured not to have an unexpected pregnancy. The only way to have a 100% shot at no pregnancy is celibacy, but I imagine that is not on the table.

Side note: check into vasalgel. It's a male birth control going into human trials now. Once this shit gets approved and hits the market, men will retake reproductive control and the tyranny of the female birth control begins its decline.

Title	Are condoms a safe contraception method? I just learned they have ~2% perfect use failure rate.
Author	Draki1903
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Date	May 3, 2016 10:33 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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