Improper use of condom is....i mean too risky!!!

...Rain Coat

Medical experts have expressed concern on the  improper use of condom worldwide, such as not
wearing it at all throughout sex or putting it on upside down. They warned that consistent and correct use of condoms remains the only available vaccine against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

The unprecedented collection of condom use studies provided a global perspective on condom use problems and errors, along with new research on factors influencing correct condom use, how condom use programmes can be more effective, and the promotion of the female condom.

Many people make the effort to put a condom on at some point during a sex act, some fail to use the prophylactic correctly. The most common errors included not using condoms throughout sex, not leaving space or squeezing air from the tip of the condom, putting condoms on upside down, not using water-based lubricants, and incorrect withdrawal. Other problems included breakage, slippage, leakage, and difficulties with fit and feel, as some people still feel that they do not enjoy sexual intercourse when using condoms while Some other women said their husbands would never take condom from them.

Condoms can be expected to provide different levels of protection for various STDs, depending on differences in how the diseases or infections are transmitted. Male condoms may not cover all infected areas or areas that could become infected.
Male condoms are likely to provide greater protection against STDs that are transmitted only by genital fluids (STDs such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and HIV infection) than against infections that are transmitted primarily by skin-to-skin contact, which may or may not infect areas covered by a condom (STDs such as genital herpes, human papillomavirus [HPV] infection, syphilis, and chancroid).

Yes *smiles* & Finally..

How to use a condom consistently and correctly:
•Use a new condom for every act of vaginal, anal and oral sex throughout the entire sex act (from start to finish).
•Before any genital contact, put the condom on the tip of the erect penis with the rolled side out.
•If the condom does not have a reservoir tip, pinch the tip enough to leave a half-inch space for semen to collect. Holding the tip, unroll the condom all the way to the base of the erect penis.
•After ejaculation and before the penis gets soft, grip the rim of the condom and carefully withdraw. Then gently pull the condom off the penis, making sure that semen doesn’t spill out.
•Wrap the condom in a tissue and throw it in the trash where others won’t handle it.
•If you feel the condom break at any point during sexual activity, stop immediately, withdraw, remove the broken condom, and put on a new condom.
•Ensure that adequate lubrication is used during vaginal and anal sex, which might require water-based lubricants.  Oil-based lubricants such as petroleum jelly should not be used because they can weaken latex, causing breakage.

Culled from ( tribune.com.ng)


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