Contraception
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Almost 3,500 years ago, men in Egypt wore condom-like sheaths as attractive and eye-catching penis covers. By the 18th century, condoms were being made from sheep intestines. In Victorian England, sexual stimulation was believed to shorten one's life, so
sex once a month was considered more than e ....
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.... AIDS and STDs. They are also nearly one-hundred percent effective in preventing pregnancy when used properly and with
spermicide. The failure rate of a condom, when used correctly and by itself, is about two percent. More often they fail around twelve percent of the time. There are a few different types of materials that condoms are made of . The most popular are made of latex.
Polyurethane or animal skin are also used. The latex condom is the strongest of the three.
The many kinds of condom ....
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