Condoms have a 'perfect' failure rate of 2%
and again, that's over one year of use, with perfect use. With less-than-perfect use condoms have a failure rate of about 10-18%, but despite being flippant in my original post, I do think condoms are well worth it for situations where you might catch something nasty. But I still begrudge paying for them.

Maybe condom users should get a tax break since they aren't adding to the population and they aren't contracting diseases?
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 20:53, 1 reply)

Over a year of use?
Doesn't he take it off?
( gareth_alien will be human again at, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 11:01, closed)

That's where they've been going wrong!
It does save money though.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 12:24, closed)

Mirena coil
free from NHS, more reliable than getting your tubes tied, only side effect is lighter or absent periods. You can get pregnant immediately after removal. I don't know why more women don't get this. I am in complete control of my fertility now.

My doc used to give me condoms for free. So did the Brooke clinic but they stop giving your stuff when you're over 25, the tight bastards.
(posthumous mince is tiptoeing through the tulips, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 12:59, closed)

Can you take it out yourself?
I don't want anything in me that I can't take out myself, so I'm guessing that's probably not going to be an option. Also, isn't it hormone-based? That's a big no-no for me.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 13:17, closed)

The amount of hormone in it is tiny
But if you want to be able to take it out yourself (ouch!) then it's not ideal.

I think it's fab though - no more periods but I can have it whipped out should I want to produce more Nuggets.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 17:11, closed)