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A member asked:

What is better in your opinion, birth control or condoms?

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Both: Condoms are better (not perfect) at preventing stds, compared to birth control methods like pills, etc - which don't provide any protection from stds, but birth control (pills, shots, iuds, rings, implantable rods) is much better at preventing pregnancy than condoms alone.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 8/22/2013

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