In celebration of World AIDS Day, I think both men and women should know how to properly put a condom on. Here are the basic steps:
- Store your condoms in a cool, dry place.
2. Put a drop or two of lubricant inside the condom.
3. If the penis is not circumcised, pull back the foreskin before rolling on the condom.
4. Place the rolled condom over the tip of the hard penis, leaving a half-inch space at the tip to collect the semen.
5. Pinch the air out of the tip of the condom, as air bubbles may cause the condom to break.
6. Unroll the condom over the penis with the other hand all the way down to the base.
7. Smooth out any air bubbles.
Also, keep in mind that some lubricants are not latex friendly. Also, here are some fun facts about condoms:
- The earliest known illustration of a man using a condom during sexual intercourse is painted on the wall of a cave in France. It is 12,000-15,000 years old (Parisot, 1987).
2. As a result, those who promoted an abstinence-until-marriage agenda stymied public health efforts toward increased condom use in the U.S for most of the 20th century.
3. Condoms can be used to hold water in emergency survival situations.[57] The British SAS carry condoms as a method for carrying water in these emergencies.
4. Condoms are used with wireless microphone belt packs to prevent sweat from entering the electronics.
And of course, for more information, you can visit your health-care professional or community health center.