Contraceptive Effectiveness of Lambskin Condoms
For a variety of reasons, my contraception options are limited. I'm currently weighing the pros and cons of several methods, one of them being lambskin condoms. The problem is, I'm having difficulty finding concrete statistics on their effectiveness at preventing pregnancy.
This page says that both latex and lambskin condoms "prevent pregnancy with roughly equal effectiveness," but the author doesn't give a source, and the page itself looks to be almost 10 years old. Moreover, I'm not terribly trusting of the page's credibility since it only gives the 85% typical use effectiveness rate for condoms and states, "You're taking a significant chance if you don't use any spermicide," which strikes me as a scare tactic, and the author seems to have a negative view of condoms overall.
I recognize that, according to the Mayo Clinic and other sources, lambskin condoms are not as effective at preventing against sexually transmitted infections, but that's not my concern here. (Both my prospective partner and I will be tested before sex, or there will be no sex.)
Go Ask Alice suggests that latex, polyurethane, and lambskin condoms have the "same statistical effectiveness against pregnancy." However, the U.S. FDA (though admittedly also an older chart) only gives stats for latex condoms, and the Vulvapedia -- a new vaginapagina resource -- says that "exact statistics are not known."
Can anyone help clue me in here? Ideally, I'm looking for a credible, authoritative source that gives effectiveness statistics specific to lambskin condoms. If I'm going to trust something to keep my in my current non-pregnant condition, I want to know exactly how effective I can expect it to be. Any info you can provide would be great! Thanks!
Cross posted to vaginapagina and birthcontrolled.
This page says that both latex and lambskin condoms "prevent pregnancy with roughly equal effectiveness," but the author doesn't give a source, and the page itself looks to be almost 10 years old. Moreover, I'm not terribly trusting of the page's credibility since it only gives the 85% typical use effectiveness rate for condoms and states, "You're taking a significant chance if you don't use any spermicide," which strikes me as a scare tactic, and the author seems to have a negative view of condoms overall.
I recognize that, according to the Mayo Clinic and other sources, lambskin condoms are not as effective at preventing against sexually transmitted infections, but that's not my concern here. (Both my prospective partner and I will be tested before sex, or there will be no sex.)
Go Ask Alice suggests that latex, polyurethane, and lambskin condoms have the "same statistical effectiveness against pregnancy." However, the U.S. FDA (though admittedly also an older chart) only gives stats for latex condoms, and the Vulvapedia -- a new vaginapagina resource -- says that "exact statistics are not known."
Can anyone help clue me in here? Ideally, I'm looking for a credible, authoritative source that gives effectiveness statistics specific to lambskin condoms. If I'm going to trust something to keep my in my current non-pregnant condition, I want to know exactly how effective I can expect it to be. Any info you can provide would be great! Thanks!
Cross posted to vaginapagina and birthcontrolled.