The free condom distribution notes safe sex during the game season and 150,000 of the condoms to be given out will be female condoms.
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Condoms are an effective form of contraception. Condoms have been used for the past 400 years. They have been one of the most popular methods of contraception since the 19th century.
Condoms are an effective form of contraception. Condoms have been used for the past 400 years. They have been one of the most popular methods of contraception since the 19th century.
‘Every year, Brazil's Ministry of Health distributes more than 600 million condoms and offers free treatment to 730,000 HIV-positive people in the country.’
That's an average of 42 condoms per athlete and a three-fold increase over the number of condoms distributed at the London Olympics, the Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported. One third -- or 150,000 -- of the condoms to be given out by Brazil's Ministry of Health will be female condoms, Dantas added.
"Brazil really encourages safe sex and athletes set an example to the general population. They can play an important role in the fight against AIDS," he said.
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Now, women have more options to prevent unwanted pregnancies and can also avail the use of hormonal birth control less than 6 weeks after childbirth.
Now, women have more options to prevent unwanted pregnancies and can also avail the use of hormonal birth control less than 6 weeks after childbirth.
Athletes can obtain the "little shirts of Venus," as condoms are called in Brazil, at the Olympic Village health clinic or from one of 41 dispensers.
Condoms are the Most Sought-After Item at Asian Games
Organizers have revealed that athletes are snapping up thousands of free condoms being given out at the Asian Games.
Organizers have revealed that athletes are snapping up thousands of free condoms being given out at the Asian Games.
Every year, Brazil's Ministry of Health distributes more than 600 million condoms, stepping up its efforts during the hedonistic Carnival festival.
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In what is thought to be a world first, a New Zealand court has ruled that HIV-positive people don't have to tell their sexual partners of their condition if they use condoms
In what is thought to be a world first, a New Zealand court has ruled that HIV-positive people don't have to tell their sexual partners of their condition if they use condoms
Source-AFP
