How To Use A Condom Correctly

Sex can be very natural. Your body somehow tells you exactly what to do if you let it. Some may think that condoms are the same way-- that you just know exactly how to put one on. FALSE! The reason why condoms don't work most of the time in preventing pregnancy and STD's is because of incorrect use. Incorrect use can cause slippage of the condom and breakage. I will provide a step by step instruction on how to put on a condom correctly, while also explaining why each step is crucial in maintaining a safe sex practice.

Step One: Check to make sure that there is a little bit of air while the condom is in the wrapper. If there is not a little bit of air in the wrapper before it is opened then that means that there could be a puncture in the packaging, which makes it un-useable. Think of it as a bottled drink, if you don't hear the bottle pop when you open it then it is not good.

Step Two: Check the expiration date. If it's past the expiration date, it's no longer useable. Sure it looks like it normally does, but would you drink milk after it's way past the expiration date? I don't think so.

Step Three: Push the condom to the side of the wrapper and open it. The reason you want to push the condom to one side when you are opening it is because you don't want to tear the condom in the process of opening the wrapper. When opening... DO NOT USE YOUR TEETH! That could also tear the condom.

Step Four: Make sure that you have the condom facing the right way before you start putting it on. The way that you can tell is by seeing if it looks like a sombrero.

Step Five: Pinch the tip! This is very important because if you do not pinch the tip of the condom you haven't sufficiently gotten all the air out of the condom which can cause breakage.

Step Six: Roll down the condom on the erect penis while pinching the tip. If you are using two hands to roll down the condom that means that you are not pinching the tip, which means you are allowing air to be in the condom.

Step Seven: Removal of the condom. It is very important that the penis still erect when removing the condom. If it is not then there is more of a possibility of semen leaking out. After you are finished with the condom it is common courtesy to tie a knot at the end of the condom.