A recent report suggested that evidence was insufficient to evaluate the degree of benefit provided by condoms against most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However in vitro evidence suggests that transmission of the largest STD pathogens (i.e. bacterial and protozoans) can be prevented by condom use. This study prospectively determined the association between African American adolescent females’ condom use and their acquisition of biologically confirmed infection with Chlamydia trachomatis Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Trichomonas vaginalis. (excerpt)
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