So-called safe sex is a lie. That’s the bottom line of a new report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the US government.
This study, called the “Scientific Analysis on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention” is actually what is called a meta-analysis. It looks at 130 separate studies that have been done over the past few decades. And what does it conclude? It concludes that “safe sex” isn’t so safe.
According to the study, correct condom use is 85 percent effective against the spread of AIDS. In any given instance, there is a 15 percent chance of HIV infection. Over a lifetime of condom use the actual chances of getting AIDS are much higher. The study also showed that those who use condoms inconsistently are as at great a risk as those who do not use them at all. The study only analyzed data on heterosexual intercourse.
Against sexually transmitted diseases other than AIDS, condoms were found to be even less effective. The study found that there is no evidence that condom use reduces the risk of infection by the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV is the number one cause of cervical cancer in women. Cervical cancer kills more than 200,000 women worldwide annually. The federal government knew of the HPV risk since at least 1996 when the National Institutes of Health reported that the use of condoms did not prevent the spread of HPV. But the information was ignored and the public was not told.
There was insufficient evidence to conclude that condoms are effective against many other forms of STDs, including chlamydia, syphilis and genital herpes.
Now for more than two decades, the federal government has been proclaiming — in word and deed — that condoms are the answer to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Boatloads of condoms have been sent overseas, and truckloads distributed in our own government-funded clinics.
Tens of millions of young men and women both here and abroad have been told by agents of OUT government that condoms will protect them against the deadly AIDS virus and ensure safe sex. All this, the NIH now tells us, is not true.
But why are we finding out only now? Most of the studies cited are not new, but have been a part of the scientific literature for years. And the NIH only did its study under pressure from pro-life Congressman Tom Coburn.
And yet for years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which is also part of the US government, has been promoting condom use as a way to prevent the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Is the CDC guilty of a cover-up? Many say yes. In fact, a group called the Physicians’ Consortium, comprised of about 10,000 doctors nationwide, says CDC President, Jeffrey Koplan, knew for years about the dangers of condoms, yet continued to tout their effectiveness.
Actions speak louder than words. That’s why PRI says it’s important for Koplan not only to officially recant the pro-condom propaganda of the CDC, but to resign his office.
It’s long past time for America to stop spreading AIDS with condoms.
