Test your knowledge about condoms - Econdoms guide
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1.Condoms can keep me safe from HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
2. A man can safely use a condom he has kept in his wallet, as long as the expiration date on the package hasn't passed.
3. We can safely use massage oil on the condom to make it glide easier.
4. A man can wait as long as he wants before withdrawing after sex, as long as he holds the condom at the base to prevent spills.
5. Condoms with spermicide work just as well as condoms without spermicide.
6. Many people don't know how to use condoms.
Answers:
1. This statement is only TRUE if you use condoms the right way, all the time. Condoms are the only device that can help protect you from HIV (AIDS) and other STDs if they are used from start to finish each and every time you have sex. If a condom breaks during sex and sperm or semen spills out, it can cause infection.
2. FALSE (unless it is a new plastic condom.) A condom should only be kept in a wallet for a month. A man's body heat will weaken latex, causing it to break more easily.
3. FALSE (unless it is a new plastic condom.) Massage oil or any other kind of oil cannot be used on a latex condom. Only water-based lubricants can be used with latex condoms.
4. FALSE. A man should withdraw as soon after climaxing as possible, because semen and sperm can leak outside the condom.
5. TRUE or FALSE depending on whom you talk to. Scientists aren't in agreement about whether spermicidally-lubricated condoms help protect you if your condom breaks. Some say it is added protection because it can kill sperm, cutting down on the amount that will go inside the partner if the condom breaks. Others say there is not enough spermicide on a spermicidally-lubricated condom to do any good if a condom breaks.
6. TRUE. You aren't alone if you don't know all there is to know about using condoms. Experts say the best thing for you to do is get a package of condoms and practice before you'll need them. Get a banana or cucumber and practice. This way you'll be ready when you really need to be.
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