news.com.au said:Cancer risk from using condoms
MOST condoms contained a chemical that causes cancer, German scientists said yesterday.
Researchers at the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart said it found the carcinogen N-Nitrosamine in 29 of 32 types of condoms it tested. "It is one of the most carcinogenic substances," they said.
When the rubber material comes in contact with human bodily fluids it can release traces of N-Nitrosamine.