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Re: Habemus Papam! From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sat Apr 23 17:47:55 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Previous message: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Habemus Papam!" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Next in thread: Dr Eberhard W Lisse: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Reply: Dr Eberhard W Lisse: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Additionally, please see : Soc Sci Med. 1993 Jun;36(12):1635-44. A meta-analysis of condom effectiveness in reducing sexually transmitted HIV. Weller SC. Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1053. Before condoms can be considered as a prophylaxis for sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), their efficacy must be considered. This paper reviews evidence on condom effectiveness in reducing the risk of heterosexually transmitted human HIV. A meta-analysis conducted on data from in vivo studies of HIV discordant sexual partners is used to estimate the protective effect of condoms. Although contraceptive research indicates that condoms are 87% effective in preventing pregnancy, results of HIV transmission studies indicate that condoms may reduce risk of HIV infection by approximately 69%. Thus, efficacy may be much lower than commonly assumed, although results should be viewed tentatively due to design limitations in the original studies. So apparently in this instance 2 + 2 = 69%. art At Sat, 23 Apr 2005, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 4/23/05 1:28:19 PM, eryl@intekom.co.za writes: > >> If 2+2 always =4 then that is fine, but what about HIV + No Condom > death? Or P11G11 + No TL + Abruptio Placentae? Does the math add up then? >> >Well, as we learned in math'n'physics, the math ALWAYS adds up. Sometimes y u >just don't like WHAT it adds up TO. > >Joe P. -- art fougner, md "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." Lawrence Peter Berra Next message: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Previous message: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Habemus Papam!" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Next in thread: Dr Eberhard W Lisse: "Re: Habemus Papam!" Reply: Dr Eberhard W Lisse: "Re: Habemus Papam!"

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