Be honest. Have you ever thought to yourself, “Are condoms really worth it?” Recently, a group of teenaged guys came into S3 Safe Sex Store to purchase condoms. As one of the guys scanned the condom wall, he asked
“Are condoms really worth it?” Before I could respond, his friends yelled, “Come on, man. you already got a girl pregnant – you need condoms! I’ll give you the three dollars for the box, if that’s your problem.”
This may be an extreme case, but the question “Are condoms really worth it?” is valid and deserves a thoughtful, accurate answer. The following information provides an explanation to answer that question by comparing the out-of-pocket costs tied to two options: protected sex AND unprotected sex.
First, we have to figure out how much protected sex really costs. In order to do that, we need to answer two questions:
- how often do people have sex?
- how much do condoms generally cost?
The Kinsey Institute reports that sexually active people between the ages of 18 and 29 may expect to more
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