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BARRIER METHODS: GOOD ADVICES FOR USING CONDOMS

Check the expiration date on the package before use. If the expiration date has passed, making the condom more vulnerable to breaking, use a newer condom instead.

Condoms should be completely unrolled onto the erect penis, otherwise they may fall off during the sex act. This is a common cause of condom failure. Men who are not circumcised should pull back the foreskin before putting on the condom. Leave a small space at the tip of the condom as a reservoir for semen. Some condoms have a built-in reservoir.

Make sure there is no air trapped inside the condom, since air inside the condom is another common cause of condom breakage and failure.

Make sure there is enough lubrication, since dryness may increase the risk of the condom breaking. It you are using a latex condom, then make sure you do not use an oil-based lubricant, since, as mentioned earlier, this can cause the condom to break. Liberally apply the lubricant to the outside of the condom and onto your partner’s genital or anal area before insertion; this will help ease penetration and therefore help decrease the chances of breakage. If you use a spermicide as a lubricant, it may offer additional protection against both pregnancy and the spread of STDs if the condom slips or leaks.

Be careful opening the condom package so that you do not accidentally break the condom. Do not use your fingernails or teeth or nail clippers to open the condom package.

If the condom breaks during intercourse, withdraw the penis and apply some spermicide, and continue with a new condom if desired. Consider being tested for STDs if your partner has not been tested.

Use a new condom with every act of intercourse. This may seem like common sense, but it’s worth emphasizing. A used condom has semen on the outside of the condom that could cause infection or pregnancy. Throw used condoms away.

Hold the condom firmly at the base of the penis during withdrawal to prevent it from falling off, and withdraw the penis with the condom while the penis is still erect. It you wait to withdraw the penis until after the erection is gone, there is a higher risk that the condom will fall off.

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