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 Health & Beauty | May 2005 
Group Warns Of Defective Condoms
 Angélica Simón - El Universal
| | Close to 50 percent of the population regularly uses condoms. |
A civil group has discovered at least a dozen brands of condoms being sold in the capital that lack the Health Secretariat's approval, and are prone to breaking.
These condoms may not protect the user against sexually-transmitted diseases or unwanted pregnancies, said Jaime Montejo, who works at both the Women's Support Group and the Street Brigade aid organizations.
Some of the most common brands that fail to measure up to safety standards are Tulipan Vive and Pases. Others are unlabeled. Montejo said these are "pirate" condoms, made by producers of contraband goods and shipped into the capital in large quantities.
He said the majority of these contraband condoms were distributed in areas known for prostitution, but some have been sold in regular pharmacies.
"Here in Mexico City we have (found these condoms being distributed) particularly in hotels in the Merced neighborhood, along Insurgentes, Sullivan and Tlalpan avenues, and along the highway heading out to Cuernavaca," he said.
The civic organizations found that the condoms some prostitutes used were defective during courses to teach them about safer sex practices. They are currently working with them to ensure they can identify defective condoms.
Jorge A. Saavedra, head of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, says the use of condoms is indispensable for sexually active individuals.
He said that close to 50 percent of the population regularly uses condoms, but that most don't make sure that they are not defective. |
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