Study Says Condoms Contain Cancer-Causing Substance

BERLIN (Reuters) - Most condoms contain a cancer-causing chemical and their manufacture should be subject to greater quality control, a German scientific research institute said Friday. The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, said it found the carcinogen N-Nitrosamine present in 29 of 32 types of condoms it tested in simulated conditions. "N-Nitrosamine is one of the most carcinogenic substances," the study's authors said. "There is a pressing need for manufacturers to tackle this problem." The carcinogen is thought to be present in a substance used to improve condom elasticity. When the rubber material comes in contact with human bodily fluids, it can release traces of N-Nitrosamine, the study said. Local government officials said condom users should not stop using rubber contraceptives based on results of the study because N-Nitrosamine does not present an immediate health danger. But Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that daily condom use exposed users to N-Nitrosamine levels up to three times higher than levels naturally present in food. Reuters

so whats the choice?

wear a condom and risk cancer,

don't wear one, whip it out and wipe it & risk hiv!

The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart, Germany,

What have vets got to do with condoms?.......oh they're German, nuff said

But Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that daily condom use exposed users to N-Nitrosamine levels up to three times higher than levels naturally present in food.

Normaly i dont put food on my c***, hehe

don't wear one, whip it out and wipe it

How many more times do you need to be told?

Not on the curtains you are not in Essex now.

Ahhhhh, so that explains the higher stomach and colon cancer rate for drug smugglers.

of condoms it tested in simulated conditions.

and those "simulated" conditions were?.......

or was it "Stimulated"????

...maybe this is a new cause of breast cancer?

...maybe this is a new cause of breast cancer?

wanna find out for yourself, pumpkin?

...maybe this is a new cause of breast cancer? 

wanna find out for yourself, pumpkin?

Do you put a condom on each boob Cutie ?

The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart, Germany,

I would like to bet if the learned people at this august institute were ever to read the smart Alec replies above, they would say sod it, you sweat your guts out trying to save the world and this is what you get, lets go down the pub

Sounds like a good idea to me see ya

learned people......ha.......down the pub it is.........oh and dont 'smoke' a condom.....it'll give ya cancer.....eh rimster.

German population declining - not enough future workers in the pipeline to support all those pensioners on the beach in Jomtien, condoms are bad for you ......

I wonder if there's a link?

I think the limit for extractable nitrosamines & nitrosatables in condoms as per the FDA standards is about 10ppm. Even having those levels in condoms, cancer could occur only with non-stop exposure lasting for decades.

All condoms in the Thai market conform to the FDA and EN norms. So you really have to use a real rotten sheath and have the longest (timewise) erection in history to accumulate enough carcinogen in your body to cause cancer from condom use.