Key references: Barrier methods of contraception

  • Contraception: an Australian clinical practice handbook. 4th ed. Ashfield, New South Wales: Family Planning New South Wales, Family Planning Victoria, and True Relationships and Reproductive Health; 2016.
  • Crosby R, Diclemente RJ, Yarber WL, Snow G, Troutman A. An event-specific analysis of condom breakage among African American men at risk of HIV acquisition. Sex Transm Dis 2008;35(2):174–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18090176
  • Family Planning Alliance Australia (FPAA) . How effective is my contraceptive method? Brisbane, Queensland: FPAA; 2019. https://www.familyplanningallianceaustralia.org.au/larc/
  • Gallo MF, Grimes DA, Lopez LM, Schulz KF. Non-latex versus latex male condoms for contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;(1):CD003550. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16437459
  • Voeller B, Coulson AH, Bernstein GS, Nakamura RM. Mineral oil lubricants cause rapid deterioration of latex condoms. Contraception 1989;39(1):95–102. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2535978