Slip, damage and prevent other accidents.
Condom is one of the most effective methods to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. If used properly, condoms can protect vagina, oral sex and anal sex.
1.There are several reasons for condom failure:
- The package was not saved correctly.
- Exposure to sharp objects: Between 2.1 percent and 11.2 percent of people had opened condom packets with sharp objects or otherwise exposed the latex to tearing.
- Tear or damage
- Not appropriate. (too small or too big)
- Leakage: Condoms leaked in between 0.4 percent and 6.5 percent of sexual encounters studied, with 7.6 percent of men and 12.5 percent of women reporting an experience with a leaky condom.
- Failing to remove air: Almost half (48.1 percent) of women and 41.6 percent of men reported sexual encounters in which air wasn't squeezed from the tip of the condom.
2.Ten things you should do to prevent condoms from failing.
Buy condoms of appropriate size.
To get a condom of proper size, measure the penis when it is erect. This can help to confirm whether the length, width and circumference are correct. The measured values can be aligned with the size table on the condom box.
There are many choices of condoms, but well-known brands such as durex, lifestyles, trojan provide a variety of types and sizes, which makes it easier for condoms to find the condom that suits them best.
Buy the right lubricant.
Always use water or silicon-based lubricant with latex condoms.
Do not use oil-based lubricants, including baby oil or coconut oil. This will damage the emulsion and increase the risk of rupture. Two
Lambskin condoms can't effectively prevent sexually transmitted diseases, so don't use them. Use only condoms approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Condoms should be kept at an appropriate temperature.
Condoms should not be kept at temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Condoms should not be placed in direct sunlight or in the glove box of the car.
Confirm the expiration date.
If the condom expires, throw away 3-. There are no exceptions. If the deadline is exceeded, its effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.
Carefully remove the condom from the package.
It is easy to shed tears when puncturing or tearing condom packaging with teeth. To avoid this, please use nail scissors.
Before taking out the condom, it can be placed beside the bed or in other safe places.
Learn how to use condoms correctly.
You can know which side of the condom is facing up and how to roll the condom at the tip of the open liquid reservoir (the part that collects information).
Don't wait until the last minute to learn to use condoms. Practice alone or with your partner, and practice correctly before having sex.
Always use personal lubricating oil.
In this process, if the friction is serious, the condom may break.
Lots of lubricants. If necessary, pull it out and apply more lubricant. Especially if you or your spouse has a hole in the vagina or penis.
Soon after passing through after ejaculation, take off the condom.
If you don't take off the condom immediately, the penis will shrink and the condom will slide down after it is taken out. This may cause sperm to overflow the vagina or rectum.
After ejaculation, carefully pull the condom before taking it out. Tie the tail end, don't spill it and throw it away.
Stop using condoms.
Even if you want to have sex with your spouse again, avoid the temptation to use condoms again. You can also ejaculate outside the condom.
In addition, used condoms are more prone to rupture.
Insist on using condoms.
No one knows whether they have sexually transmitted diseases.
It is safe for anyone to advise against using condoms or to quit smoking early. If there is no condom, you can have safer sex, such as waiting for different time, or masturbating to each other.
3.What is the effect of condoms?
Research shows that the failure rate of general external condoms is 14%.
However, if external condoms are used normally, the preventive effect on pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is as high as that in ninety-seven percent.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the failure rate of condom use in general (real world) is 13%. In other words, 100 of the 13 couples who only use condoms for contraception will be pregnant after one year.
If 3 is used correctly-which means using condoms correctly every time-the failure rate is close to 2%.
Taking external condoms as an example, the failure rate of typical use is 13%, while other forms of contraception are only 5%.
4.You know condoms won't protect you from harm totally.
For example, if condoms are used 100%, the risk of genital herpes (herpes simplex virus 2) will only be reduced by 30%. 7. Therefore, to understand the signs and symptoms of herpes, we should avoid sexual behavior during acute attacks. Patients with genital herpes can take antiviral drugs every day to suppress the virus and prevent it from being transmitted to their partners without the virus.
In addition, condoms are typically used during sexual intercourse, and the prevention efficiency of HIV transmission is 80%, and it is 70% during anal intercourse. For more protection, HIV-infected people should receive antiretroviral treatment to reduce the chance of transmitting infection to sex offenders.
At the same time, partners who are not infected with HIV should consider preventing exposure (prep). This will help to reduce the possibility of their infection.
5.What should do if the condom fails?
If the condom breaks or slips during sexual intercourse, please stop immediately, take out the penis and put on a new condom.
If there is a risk of pregnancy, you can start emergency contraception within five days. Eleven
If there is a risk of HIV infection, please start a 72-day post-exposure prevention (PEP) course within 28 hours after exposure.
