How to Use a Condom Correctly
1.Keep the condoms someplace accessible to the lovemaking area: one box near your bed, one near your sofa, by the kitchen table, etc. Don’t forget where they are.
2.Remember to get out a condom when you and your partner are ready. A lot of people complain that putting a condom on breaks the mood, but there are ways to keep the rhythm going without jeopardizing your health.
Tip: Novelty condoms - colored, textured, glow-in-the-dark condoms are fun and sexy, as long as they’re not liable to break.
3. Make sure that the penis must be erect and hard. Unwrap the condom; don’t use scissors or your teeth to unwrap it, just your fingers. Most condoms come with a reservoir tip at the end: this is the part that pokes out of the rolled up condom, and it helps determine whether the condom is inside-out.
Hold the condom in one hand (your dominant hand is probably best) and the base of the penis in the other. If you are uncircumcised, pull the foreskin back. Put the condom on the head of the penis so the reservoir tip is poking out. Pinch the reservoir tip, and use your hand to unroll the condom over the penis. Unroll it all the way.
Tip:To find which way the condom unrolls, hold it by the edges and gently blow into the center to inflate the reservoir tip. You should easily be able to tell by looking which direction it unrolls.
4. Notice that if the condom breaks during sex, stop. Take it off, throw it away and start over with a new one.
5. Stop activities immediately after ejaculation. Before withdrawing, grasp the bottom of the condom with your hand. Withdraw while holding the penis, and try not to spill any fluids. Gently pull it downwards and off while still holding the base of the condom. Dispose of the condom in a bagged trash can.
Tip: Practice putting condoms on by yourself.Become comfortable with the process enough to do it without looking at instructions.
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