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Article: Nonlatex condoms provide a viable alternative to latex condoms for some men.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- January 16, 2004
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2004 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonlatex condoms provide a viable alternative to latex condoms for some men.
"This systematic review sought to evaluate non-latex male condoms in comparison with latex condoms in terms of contraceptive efficacy, breakage, slippage, safety and user preferences. We searched computerized databases and contacted manufactures and investigators to find randomized controlled trials of nonlatex vs. latex male condoms," investigators in the United States report.
"Two reviewers independently abstracted data from the 10 identified trials. While the eZ.on condom did not protect against pregnancy as well as its latex ...