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  1. Gill Dean1
  1. 1The Lawson Unit, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE

    https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.77.1.79-d

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      Considering we inquire about or promote the use of condoms with each and every patient we see in GU/HIV clinics, it's extraordinary how little we know about them. “Penis protectors” have come a long way since they were used in battle, cast to size, and made from goat bladder, although “natural” condoms can still be obtained today from the caeca of New Zealand lambs. Thanks to Charles Goodyear, the birth control movement, and the HIV epidemic the condom …

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