proper condom use

The following will reduce the chances of condoms breaking or slipping off.

Always check the date on the packet. Don't use condoms that are past their use-by date. Store your condoms out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Keeping one in your wallet is always a good idea, but this can cause the condom to get hot or squashed and weaken the latex. Replace any condoms in your wallet if they have been there for a while. Be careful if using your teeth to open a packet as this can rip the condom. Try gently pushing the condom to the side of the packet away from your teeth when opening it. Avoid scratching the condom with your nails.
Before trying to roll a condom onto a cock make sure that you've got it the right way around.
The cock should be hard before putting the condom on.
Pull back the foreskin if uncut.
Squeeze and hold the teat part of the condom and place it on the head of the erect cock. For a bit of extra sensation try adding a little bit of lube to the head of the cock or the teat of the condom before putting the condom on.
Unroll the condom the full length of the cock, right down to the base without stretching it. If the condom you are using doesn't unroll to the base of your cock, you need to use a larger condom. Most condoms come already lubricated, but this is usually not enough for anal sex. Apply plenty of water-based lubricant to both the cock and arse before fucking. Using plenty of lube will make fucking more enjoyable.
After you've cum and before your cock goes soft, hold on to the condom at the base of the cock when pulling out. Holding the teat gently slide the condom off your cock. The teat should hold most of the cum.

• Condoms are for single-use only!
• If in a group sex session, use a new condom for every new partner.
• Use condoms if sharing sex toys! Put a new condom on the toy anytime it is going from one playmate to another.

How to avoid breakages and condoms slipping off

When used properly condoms with water-based lube are extremely reliable in preventing HIV.

A study in Canada examined gay men's use of condoms and how often condoms broke or slipped off. The study indicated that men who were skilled at using condoms had fewer problems with slippage or breakage¹. Learning how to use condoms properly will greatly reduce the chances of a breakage or slippage (a condom slipping off). To help avoid these, or an embarrassing fumble when you are in the heat of the moment, try practising with condoms on your own.

Condom breakages are usually caused by:

• Using oil-based lubes instead of water-based ones. Vaseline or baby oil weakens latex.
• Not using enough water-based lube, especially if you are fucking hard or for too long. Check the condom occasionally, put a new one on every so often, and add more lube regularly.
• Using a condom that is too tight - guys with thick cocks should avoid stretching condoms to fit. Try a larger sized condom.
  
• Damaged condoms. Take care with fingernails and teeth when opening the packet.
• Pierced cocks: guys with piercings have more breakages. Check the condom often, apply lube to the piercing (before you put the condom on) and use a thicker condom.
• Using old or heat-damaged condoms. Check the condom's use-by dates and store them carefully away from heat.

Condom slippages are usually caused by:

• Not using enough lube.
• Lube being put on the shaft of the cock before the condom goes on (some guys like to put a drop of lube on the head of their cock or in the teat of the condom to increase sensitivity)
• Condoms being too big or too small.
• Not rolling the condom all the way down to the base of the cock.
• Not withdrawing soon after cumming. You should pull out while you are still hard.
• Losing your hard-on while fucking.

1. Effects of penile modifications, penile dimensions and condom use skill on condom breakage and slippage, 2004. HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Toronto Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, and University of Edinburgh AIDS Committee of Toronto.

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