How to Choose and Use a Condom
Back in the olden days, chaps would use a condom then wash it out in the bath. Thankfully, times have changed and so has the condom market. So here's our guide to why and how you should use Rubber Johnnies...
According to condom pioneers Durex, the message is simple: condoms are the only form of protection that can help stop the transmission of STIs and prevent pregnancy. And we happen to agree with them.
In this day and age, with so many different colours, textures and varieties of condoms available there is no excuse for not protecting yourself and your lover from infection and unplanned pregnancy.
Types of Condom
There's Durex Performa condoms to delay your man's orgasm and prolong his performance; there's Durex Pleasuremax condoms to give you a boost in the "Ooooh!" department, and there's Durex Mint Tingle condoms for extra stimulation and a fresh sensation. You can even spice it up and add a bit of excitement to your sex routine by creating your very own Condom Lottery with the Durex Selection Box.
There are also condom-friendly lubricants, such as Durex Play Heat Personal Lubricant and Durex Play Feel lube, that can make sex while using condoms much more sensual, stimulating and tingling for you and your partner. And even those of you who feel too embarrassed to buy condoms over the counter can now shop online and buy in bulk without anyone in your household knowing.
Other condoms we love include the Trojan Extended Pleasure condoms for longer play sessions, and Condomi Fruit Condoms in a succulent selection of banana, strawberry and chocolate..
Why use a condom?
For decades, women have fallen peril to thinking that just because they're on the pill they won't get pregnant through unprotected sex. Wrong! Just because you're using a form of birth control means doesn't mean you can go without condoms.
No contraceptive pill, injection or patch is 100 per cent reliable. Team your contraceptive pill with a condom and you can protect against STIs and/or against pregnancy, especially if you're a few hours late with your pill.
Condoms are also the best option for those of you who suffer side effects to popular birth-control methods. After all, unlike a pill or injection, a condom won't affect your weight or give you spots, and it won't give you headaches or have to be used at a specific time each day. Condoms can be slipped on when needed, then carefully disposed of after they've been used. Job done.
Another major reason why it's smart to use condoms on top of your birth control method or as an alternative, is because unlike the pill, injection or patch, condoms can protect you and your lover from sexually transmitted infections you may not even know you have.
It's not just during the act of sex that organisms that cause STIs can be transmitted, but in the fluids you and your partner secrete just before actual penetration as well. So it's important to have a condom to hand as soon as things start getting really steamy.
How to use a condom
First things first: never use a condom more than once and always put a condom on your partner's penis before penetrative play begins, as early stages of an erection can contain sperm and organisms that can cause STIs.
To use a condom, remove the condom from its foil wrapper by tearing along one side and removing the condom inside. Air trapped inside a condom could cause it to break. To avoid this, squeeze the closed (teat-like) end of your condom between your forefinger and thumb and place the condom over your partner's erect penis, making sure that the roll is on the outside. While still squeezing the closed end, use your free hand to unroll the condom down the shaft of your partner's penis.
Make sure that the condom stays in place during sex, and if it rolls up, roll it back into place before continuing with your sex shenanigans. If the condom slips off, dispose of it and apply a new condom before sex continues.
If the condom splits during ejaculation, go to the toilet immediately to pass any remaining sperm and contact your GP as soon as possible for the Morning After pill.
After your partner has ejaculated, withdraw his penis while still holding the condom firmly in place then wrap the condom in a tissue and dispose of it in the bin. Never flush a condom down the toilet.
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