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[–] larrikin99@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago
[–] str82L@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (33 children)

99% effective is nowhere near 100%, perhaps counterintuitively. Sex twice a week for a year and you're probably in deep shit.

[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Is that any different than the pill or other contraception methods?

[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

That's not how those percentages are calculated. It's not per instance of intercourse, it's how many couples end up pregnant after being sexually active for a year. 99% means you have a 1% chance of getting a woman pregnant if you're sexually active throughout a year.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Bro, are you seriously against male contraception? The pill has failure rates of 9 friggin' percent of typical use. 99% for typical use would be amazing.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Or just the wrong hole at the wrong time.

If you combine it with the 99.9% (made up number) of condoms then you are pretty damn safe tho.

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