How to Use a Condom (cont.)
- Talk with your sexual partner about using birth control before you have sex. If preventing pregnancy is your goal, make sure you or your partner or both are using some form of birth control.
- If you use condoms, have a supply available, even if you also use another form of birth control. It's important to have more than one condom because the condom may break when you put it on. Also, because condoms can only be used once, you may need more than one if you have sex more than once.
- Some people are allergic to latex. If this is the case, choose a condom made from another
substance. However, other substances may not be as protective against sexually transmitted diseases as latex.
Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 6/11/2014
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