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California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill, saying it was too expensive for a state with a large budget deficit

FDA Approves Marketing of First Condom Designed for Anal Sex

Condom was approved through the De Novo premarket review pathway for low- to moderate-risk devices of a new type

For gay and bisexual men

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Linked to Drop in Condom Use

Findings among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney from 2013 to 2017
About six in 10 sexually active single men in the United States are taking responsibility for birth control

CDC: 60 Percent of America’s Single Men Report Using Condoms

Use of withdrawal before ejaculation up from 9.8 percent in 2002 to 18.8 percent in 2011 to 2015
Condom use was 23.8 percent for women and 33.7 percent for men aged 15 to 44 years in 2011 to 2015

Study Quantifies Condom Use in 15- to 44-Year-Olds in 2011-15

Overall, 18.2 and 23.9 percent of women, men used a condom 100 percent of the time in past month
HIV transmission is highly unlikely among heterosexual couples who have sex without condoms when one partner carries the virus but takes antiretroviral therapy

Small HIV Infection Risk in Condomless Sex With Use of ART

Study suggests transmission risk is low if infected person adheres to antiretroviral treatment
High school girls who use long-acting contraception -- such as intrauterine devices or implants -- are less likely to focus on condom use than girls who are taking oral contraceptives

Girls Using IUDs Rather Than OCPs Less Likely to Use Condoms

Young women need to remember that STIs are still a danger