Condoms

What are condoms?
What kind of condoms are there?
Why use condoms?
Do condoms prevent all STDs?
Where to buy condoms?
Excuses not to use / Responses

What are condoms?

Condoms are sheaths made from a thin layer of latex or polyurethane that are worn during sex. They trap pre-seminal fluid and sperm before, during, and after a man ejaculates. This can keep sperm from entering the vagina, preventing pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Condoms can also and should be used during anal and oral sex.
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What kind of condoms are there?

The most popular kind of condom is the male condom. There is also a female condom. For more detailed information on male condoms, click here. For more detailed information on female condoms, click here.
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Why use condoms?

Condoms should be used because they can prevent pregnancy and the spread of STDs.
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Do condoms prevent all STDs?

No. Condoms can prevent the spread of STDs like HIV, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and hepatitis. For STDs like chancroid, herpes, and syphilis that cause lesions or warts to form, condoms can offer protection, but not when those lesions or warts form on parts of the body condoms do not cover. Condoms also won’t prevent the spread of crabs and scabies because crabs live in pubic hair and scabies can live anywhere in the skin. Despite these facts, condoms should still be used, since they prevent pregnancy and most STDs.
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Where to buy condoms?

Condoms can usually be bought at family planning centers, drug stores, and some supermarkets.

Some men and women may feel too embarrassed to buy condoms. They shouldn’t be. Buying condoms shows responsibility and is something to be proud of. Still for those who cannot get over the embarrassment but want to have safe sex, condoms can be bought online. They can even be sent in discrete packaging so no one will know there are condoms inside.

If you are too embarrassed to buy condoms and would like to buy them online, click here.
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Excuses / Responses

Here is a list of some common excuses people may use when trying to avoid using condoms and responses to those excuses.

Excuse: I don’t have a condom.
Response: Then we aren’t having sex right now.

Excuse: I don’t have any STDs.
Response: You might and may not know about them. Plus pregnancy can still happen and I might have STDs I don’t know about.

Excuse: It will spoil the mood.
Response: It can enhance the mood if I put it on for you.

Excuse: It doesn’t feel as good.
Response: I will feel safer and be more relaxed, and that will make it more enjoyable for both us of.

Excuse: If you love me, you’ll trust me.
Response: If you love me, you’ll want me safe.

Excuse: I will pull out before I cum.
Response: Accidents can happen, plus there is a risk of pregnancy and STDs from pre-cum.

Excuse: I’m allergic to latex.
Response: They make sheepskin condoms and other non-latex condoms for people like you. (If you are allergic to laxtex or your boyfriend is, click here to buy non-latex condoms)

Excuse: Condoms don’t work.
Response: That’s rubbish. They do work. Nearly all the time when used correctly.

Excuse: We’ve had sex without a condom before.
Response: That was a bad decision, and one I don’t want to repeat.

Excuse: You’re on the pill.
Response: That won’t prevent the spread of STDs. You and I could have STDs we don’t know about.

Excuse: I don’t know how to use a condom.
Response: Don’t worry; I can put it on for you. (Make sure you have practiced!)

Excuse: Condoms are uncomfortable.
Response: You need to try a different brand and/or size. (Or you could tell him that being pregnant for 9 months and giving birth is even more uncomfortable)

Excuse: I can’t afford to buy condoms.
Response: If you’re that cheap, I can buy them. (Or tell the bum to get a job)

Excuse: I’m too embarrassed to buy them.
Response: Well I’m too cautious, so won’t have sex without them.

Excuse:You’re on your period, you won’t get pregnant.
Response: It is unlikely, but still possible. Plus my period won’t stop STDs.
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