Dual protection or dual method is a strategy to reducing risk of pregnancy and getting sexually transmitted infections.[1] Dual protection can be achieved by consistent use of condoms alone, both with other birth control method or by avoidance of penetrative sex.[2] Dual Protection Strategies Involve:
It is recommended for family planning providers to assess client's needs and behaviors:
"If exposure is likely, particularly to the more serious infections such as HIV, the one-method approach [consistent condom use] should be given greater weight. Conversely, in settings where unintended pregnancy is the greater concern, such as in many family planning clinics in developed countries, emphasizing the two-method approach as a first option may be appropriate."[3]
Although experts' opinions vary on this topic and some of them consider correct and consistent use of condoms as the most effective way of preventing pregnancy and STIs.[4]
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