A Restless Bunch

Much has been written and said about the correct manner of putting a condom on. This is extremely important to know, because an improperly put condom could become ineffective in preventing pregnancies and also in preventing STDs. In order to put a condom, the penis has to be made erect first by sexual stimulation. Then the pouch of the condom must be placed over the glans. The condom must then be slowly unfurled over the length of the penis, till as far as it can go. Ideally, it must be pulled till the scrotal sac. Once the condom is worn, it must not be moved much, but used directly for penetrative sexual intercourse. There are lots of brands to buy like Mates condoms. These will help protect you from disease.

When the man ejaculates, the pouch gets filled with the seminal discharge. Hence, care must be taken while removing the condom also. Otherwise, the semen may fall on the vagina, which could lead to a pregnancy. After the ejaculation, the penis must be removed from the vagina. The condom must be slowly extracted from over the penis, holding it away from the vagina, and squeezing at the top of the pouch so that there is no chance of the semen falling anywhere and soiling the sheets or the floor. A used condom must be disposed in the waste paper basket. A condom once used must never be reused, even after washing it.

If used correctly, condoms are the best way to prevent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. There are cases in which people cite failure of condoms, but the fact is that the condom itself does not fail; the failure is due to the way it is used. Sometimes people do not take the condom all the way to the base of the penis shaft, due to which there is a risk of the condom coming off in the vagina and spilling its contents into it.

Condom sabotage is also a major issue. This happens when one partner wants a baby while the other doesn’t. The one who wants a baby might make a little tear in the condom without the knowledge of the other partner. This would definitely lead to a pregnancy and the victim of condom sabotage could believe that the pregnancy occurred due to failure of the condom.

Sometimes partners could take a once-in-a-while risk. They may plan a sexual intercourse during the ebb of the menstrual cycle when chances of pregnancy are low. They may not use a condom. But this always does not work. Pregnancies could occur, while the couple could think the pregnancy occurred during one of the intercourses they had with a condom.