The sexuality is an issue that should not be taken lightly. Many sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies can be avoided with the correct use of the condom, one of the most used contraceptive methods in the world.
If your question is how to avoid the most common mistakes when using a condom and that harm my sexual health, here you will find the answer from Alejandra Rivas, Sexologist and Expert in Prevention and Sexual Health, SICO ambassador.
It’s time to take care of yourself and avoid these common mistakes made with condoms.
Not looking at the expiration date
It is important to observe it because if a condom is already expired, it will lose its efficiency and can break easily or even, if you do not pay enough attention, it may already have an imperceptible hole in sight. Be careful!
The expiration date can be found on the back of the packaging of both the condom and the box you purchase.
Opening the wraps with your teeth
The dangerous thing about this mistake is that, without realizing it, we can break the condom and not realize it at once. It is best to open a condom calmly (and with your hands) to make sure it works perfectly.
Not holding the base of the condom when removing the penis
It is important to do this to make sure that the condom did not stay inside the partner’s body. If so, it loses all effectiveness.
At the time of putting it they do not stop the tip
This is a key point that you must follow: when putting it on, you have to squeeze the tip of the condom and then unroll it to the base of the penis to avoid leaving air inside.
With this step, you can decrease the chances that the condom will break.
They put it very late
The best thing is that there is no direct contact of the sexual organs before having the condom on.
Many times the sexual relationship begins and at a certain moment they stop her to put on the condom, big mistake!
Why? Because there is pre-ejaculatory fluid and fluids that can spread STD diseases or cause pregnancy.
