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December 10, 2009
Condoms for the Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the Cooperative Purchasing Program of the California Family Health Council!
Our vendor Global Protection Corps. certainly has the holiday spirit. Their Christmas line of condoms are fun and undeniably festive. Rightly named "Frosty's Magic Hats" and "Christmas Sheath's", these merry little prophylactics are a great way to spread some cheer about condom use.
Creative outreach like this is just another reason why we love offering Global Protection products to our members for special prices. If you would like to save on products like these, then consider becoming a member of our Cooperative Purchasing Program.
If you would like to see what other fun products Global Protection has to offer, check out their online catalog.
Happy Holidays, one and all!
November 24, 2009
Condom Cover Art Contest
The Condom Cover Art Contest 2010 is Coming!
Pardon my excitment, but my favorite event California Family Health Council does is the Condom Cover Art Contest. Created for teens, by teens - the Condom Cover Art Contest is held every two years to raise awareness about Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases. Though specific details have yet to be hammered into place, the excitement of organizing another contest is infectious here at CFHC.
Once every two years, hundreds of talented young people submit their artwork in the hopes of winning $500 and the chance to see their art created into a condom cover distributed by CFHC. So many amazing designs are submitted each year! (You can see all the entries here.) Created for teens, by teens...(sigh) I love this contest.
In 2008 the Condom Cover Art Contest was underwritten in part by CFHC Cooperative Purchasing Program vendor, Lifestyles Condoms.
You artist Jay Li's contest entry was chosen to be produced into an Infectious Awareables apparel line. Proceeds of of the sales of these products will go to support future Condom Art programs. If you want to help make CFHC's upcoming Condom Cover Art contest bigger and better than ever before, consider purchasing the Be Safe boxers and hat or the HPV Scarf for your holiday gift giving.
November 20, 2009
The History of Condoms
Condoms. Those of us in the reproductive health world know about them. We talk about them. We downright beg people to use them. While sometimes it seems like an uphill battle to get people to protect themselves against dangerous diseases and unwanted pregnancies – don’t be too quick to judge. Take pride in humanity – for we have been using condoms for nearly 500 years.
There is much debate about when we first began using condoms. Some argue that the ancient Egyptians were the first to use them. While there is evidence for upper-class Egyptian women using crocodile dung mixed with honey and oil as a method of contraception, there is no hard evidence to suggest a male condom like sheath being used. Many believe a cave painting in Combarelles, France nearly 15,000 years old depicts a man wearing a condom. Some believe it was the ancient Romans that first experimented with condoms.
The first documented evidence of the condom was by Italian anatomist Gabriello Fallopio in 1564. In a paper published two years after his death, he claimed to have invented a sheath made out of linen meant to be worn over the glans to protect against Syphilis. He tested his sheath on 110 men and none of them contracted Syphilis. Hercules Saxsonia, a medical writer, described a device similar to Fallopio’s in 1597.
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April 09, 2009
Trust in Sexual Partners, Length of Sexual Relationships Associated With Low Condom Use Among Latino Youth
Public Release Date: 27-March-2009
Summary of "Infidelity, Trust and Condom Use Among Latino Youth in Dating Relationships," Brady, et al., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, April 2009.
Latino young adults and adolescents in the U.S. are at an increased risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections when compared with their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Latino youth ages 13 to 19 were more than four times as likely than non-Latino white youth to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2005, while Latinos ages 20 to 24 were more than three times as likely to be diagnosed with the virus.
January 22, 2009
Teens, Young Adults Might Overestimate Condom Use, Study Finds
Public Release Date: 16-January-2009
Some teenagers and young adults might overestimate how often they use condoms during sex, according to a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reuters Health reports. Eve Rose of Emory University and colleagues studied 715 black women and girls ages 15 to 21 who were enrolled in an HIV prevention program. Researchers asked the participants how many times in the past two weeks they had sex and how many times they used a condom. The participants also provided vaginal fluid samples to be screened for Y chromosome DNA, or evidence of sperm.
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November 12, 2008
Real-World Data on Hormonal Contraceptives Show High Discontinuation Rates
Public Release Date: 30-October-2008
Summary of "Real-World Patterns of Prescription Refills for Branded Hormonal Contraceptives: A Reflection of Contraceptive Discontinuation," Obstetrics and Gynecology, October 2008.
Uninterrupted use of combined hormonal contraception is a key factor in reducing the risk of unintended pregnancy in women who choose these contraceptive methods. Previous research examining the contrast between pregnancy rates with typical use of combined hormonal contraceptive methods (8.7%) and pregnancy rates reported with correct and consistent use (less than 1%) have identified several barriers that limit the effectiveness of contraception in real-world situations.
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August 20, 2008
Female Condoms Effective But Underused Because Lack of Investment, Report Says
Public Release Date: 11-August-2008
In the 15 years since female condoms were available, studies have repeatedly shown that female condoms are widely accepted and that many women prefer them to male condoms, but the hesitance of policymakers to promote and invest in their use have hindered their ability to protect women from HIV/AIDS, according to an Oxfam International report presented Thursday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Toronto's Globe and Mail reports.
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August 19, 2008
TeenSource.org announces a contest to choose the winner of the CFHC 2008 Condom Cover Art contest
Public Release Date: 13-August-2008
The California Family Health Council announces the start of online voting for the 2008 Condom Cover Art Contest at www.teensource.org.
The first phase of the contest with initial entries ran from April to July, giving teens and young adults the opportunity to promote responsible sexual health choices and educate their peers about condom use and sexually transmitted diseases such as Herpes, HIV, Syphilis, and Chlamydia via the creation of condom package cover art.
July 03, 2008
STD Rates Escalate for British Boomers in Middle Age
Public Release Date: 30-June-2008
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 30 -- When it comes to sexually transmitted disease, aging baby boomers here appear to think erroneously that they are well past the hazards of their youth.
For example, the combined rate of chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, and syphilis among patients 55 to 59 years old increased by a factor of 3.18 (95% CI 2.15 to 4.70) from 1996 to 2003, reported Babatunde Olowokure, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the United Kingdom Health Protection Agency, and colleagues online in Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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June 25, 2008
New York City Health Department Approves $2M Contract To Distribute 2M Female Condoms
Public Release Date: 17-June-2008
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently approved a $2 million contract to purchase two million female condoms that will be made available in health clinics and organizations, the New York Daily News reports.
