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The NIH confirmed in 2001 condoms reduce the risk of HIV transference by approximately 85% - other studies (source unspecified, but backed up by the WHO) have shown that the proper and consistent use of condoms prevented HIV from spreading from an infected partner to a non-infected partner in every case.
Mike Roland of Rubber Chemistry and Technology claims the 0.1 micron size of an HIV virus can pass through the 5.0 micron holes in latex rubber. However these tests were made on rubber gloves. The US Public Health Service confirms condoms are manufactured to much higher standards than gloves, with at least double the amount of latex protection applied. If 4 out of 1000 condoms fail the leak test, the whole batch is rejected; the standard for gloves is 40 out of 1000. A study of latex condoms by the National Institutes of Health using an electron microscope found no holes at a magnification of 2000 X.
The Vatican recently attempted to exploit the apparent uncertainty of AIDS prevention in every single case by announcing to millions of followers that condoms do not prevent HIV, and not to use them.
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