Posted by Condom Depot on 01/05/2005
That does not necessarily mean you should expect condoms from Planned Parenthood to result in unplanned parenthoods. All three of the group's branded condoms -- including one that received a score of "excellent" -- meet minimum safety standards, Consumer Reports said. It is just that two of the group's condoms scored the lowest among 23 kinds in the magazine's air-inflation tests that measured strength and reliability.
By Monty Phan, Newsday
Two of the three kinds of free condoms offered by Planned Parenthood received poor ratings, according to rankings that appear in the February issue of Consumer Reports, which hits newsstands today.
That does not necessarily mean you should expect condoms from Planned Parenthood to result in unplanned parenthoods. All three of the group's branded condoms -- including one that received a score of ``excellent'' -- meet minimum safety standards, Consumer Reports said. It is just that two of the group's condoms scored the lowest among 23 kinds in the magazine's air-inflation tests that measured strength and reliability.
Planned Parenthood has since redesigned its ``Honeydew'' condom, which was the magazine's lowest-ranked brand with two ``poor'' ratings in strength and reliability.
The group re-submitted all three of its brands for independent testing and received ``excellent results,'' said Karen Pearl, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, on Long Island.
The group's ``Assorted Colors'' brand was ranked next-to-last with a ``poor'' mark for strength but an ``excellent'' for reliability. The ``Lollipop,'' which is packaged on a stick, got an overall ``excellent'' rating.
Although it is the fourth time since 1989 the magazine has rated condoms, it is the first inclusion of products from Planned Parenthood.
Top scores were given to condoms from makers Durex, LifeStyles, TheyFit and Trojan.
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