Indian Men Assist In Developing New Condoms

	posted by Nightmist on Thursday October 04, @05:04PM from the news dept.
	This story on azcentral.com reports that contraceptive use by men in India is extremely low, largely because of the high rate of failure of condoms. With that in mind, the India Council of Medical Research is measuring a variety of Indian men in order to create a variety of condom sizes, which they hope will reduce the failure rate. The ICMR officials said only three percent of Indians use condoms while 52 percent don't use any contraceptive method. " These measures could help protect men against unwanted children and disease.

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Overpopulation by Anonymous User on Thursday October 04, @07:38PM EST (#1) India, like most of these dirt-poor 3rd world nations, is horrendously overpopulated. If you're living in a grass shack and drinking out of the same water your cows are washed in, the last thing you need is ten kids. You shouldn't have any kids, let alone create your own tribe the way so many of these people do. I remember being a little kid and thinking about this, asking, "Why do these people have so many kids when they can't even feed themselves?" The answer is that they don't have access to birth control. Mother Teresa was a great woman, but she was dead wrong when she spoke out against birth control. I've said for years that the answer is not to send food to these countries, but birth control. Widespread use of birth control would save lives by allowing the poorest of the poor to avoid having children, therefore freeing up resources for those people who are already here. I hope condom use in India becomes widespread, and I hope the women there get put on the pill en masse too.

condom usage by akf on Thursday October 04, @09:35PM EST (#2) (User #307 Info) I think the same sense of urgency should be focused on female contraceptives. The responsibility should be shared equaly! Also,I think alot of men would be more receptive to the use of a contraceptive pill (most women chose this form also) as oposed to a contraceptive that would diminish sexual pleasure such as a condom.

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