Posted on 02/23/2022 3:23:08 PM PST by Ennis85
For the first time, U.S. regulators have officially authorized a condom to be used for anal sex, not just vaginal sex.
The decision, announced by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, has long been sought by sexual health experts, who said it could encourage more people who engage in anal sex to use condoms to protect themselves against H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections.
The risk of sexually transmitted diseases is “significantly higher” during anal sex than vaginal sex, an F.D.A. official said Wednesday. But until now, there has not been enough data to show that condoms are safe and effective during anal sex.
“The F.D.A.’s authorization of a condom that is specifically indicated, evaluated and labeled for anal intercourse may improve the likelihood of condom use during anal intercourse,” Courtney Lias, director of the F.D.A. office that issued the approval, said in a statement.
The decision applies to a condom manufactured by Global Protection Corp. called the ONE male condom. Last year, the company asked the F.D.A. to allow it to add anal sex to the intended use of the condom on the product label, based on a study showing the failure rate, defined as slippage or breakage, to be less than 1 percent during anal sex.
The F.D.A. said in the statement that other condom companies would now be able to apply for similar approval by submitting claims that their condoms demonstrated “substantial equivalence” to the evidence shown for ONE condoms.
“I don’t think this is viewed as something that should be restricted, but rather something that opens the door for other companies to rigorously assess their condoms and show that they also perform well for anal sex,” said Aaron Siegler, an epidemiologist at Emory University who helped lead the study that prompted the F.D.A. decision.
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But who's counting.
>>>If Trump had devoted his time to issues like this, instead of nonsense like protecting our national borders and making America energy independent, certain members of the MSM would have had a much different attitude toward him.<<<
By golly, you’re right! All that and a roaring economy! Thank goodness we now have somebody in office who really cares about more important things.
May Helen Thomas visit you in your dreams.
Stop calling it ‘anal sex’.
Calling it what it is: Sodomy.
There is zero chance of reproduction in the act of Sodomy, so by definition it is not Sex.
Only by using correct terms can we have a real debate. Only by having factually based debate can we come to terms with reality and find lasting solutions that do not harm society.
This one. Apparently the. Russkis are having fun with this too...
Rectum? Damn near killed him.
Yeah. Sure glad the FDA is on the job.
I’d bet those government worthies fast tracked that approval!😎
“Calling it what it is: Sodomy.”
Buggery.
I came here for the comments. Honestly.
Finally we get “Build Back Better”!
Yea, I want to see the test lab.
Bung Safe? I Shit You Not? Hershey Helper? Roud Rage Tamer?
I’ve never understood this. I do not want anyone or anything near my ass except Cottonelle and Dude Wipes. EXIT ONLY!
I wonder who was in the control group.
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A problem is the large intestine is made for pushing waste material out of the body and is thin in order to transfer liquid in both directions. It was not made to have hard materials pushed the other direction and easily tears. Doing so creates unhealthy conditions for the one with the damage to the intestine regardless of whether a condom is used.
Must have been lawyers ‘cause rats wouldn’t put up with that crap!
How do you know this?
It will all come out in the end...
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