Condoms: The Right Way

Play it safe use a condom for safer sex.

Condoms help protect you and your partner from sexually transmissible infections (STIs)
such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia and HIV. They also protect you against unplanned
pregnancy. ut you ha!e to use them properly. "or full protection, use the condom before the
penis touches your partner#s mouth, !ul!a or anus.
$. %pen the pac&et carefully.
2. Before you put it on, make sure the condom is
not inside out it should roll down easily. Squeeze
any air out of the tip (to make room for the semen)
before you put it on.
'. (lace the condom on the tip of the erect penis. )ently
unroll the condom all the *ay do*n before you start ha!ing
sex.
+. ,l*ays put some personal lubricant (also called *ater-based lubricant) on the outside of
the condom.
.. %ccasionally chec& that the condom is still on during intercourse.
/. Holding on to the condom, pull out your penis as soon as you
e0aculate, and before it goes soft. "or full protection, ma&e sure
the condom, or penis, doesn#t touch your partner#s mouth, !ul!a
or anus.
1. ,fter remo!ing the condom, *ipe the rest of the semen from the penis *ith a tissue.
2. Thro* the condom in the bin 3 not do*n the toilet. 4ash your hands after disposing of the
condom.
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If you want to have sex again, use a new condom.
Condom afety
5ou or your partner *ill be at ris& if a condom brea&s. This can happen if it is old, damaged,
or a *ater-based lubricant is not used.
6a&e sure the condom is not old. There#s an expiry date on the pac&age.
Store your condoms carefully. 7eep them in a cool, dry place 3 not in the car.
Carry ne* condoms if you might need them, but don#t &eep them too long in your
*allet or poc&et, as they can become damaged.
8se a personal lubricant that is *aterbased, such as 6uco, 9ubafax or 75 :elly, to
ma&e sure the condom doesn#t brea&.
(ut lubricant on the outside of the condom only.
;on#t use Vaseline or oils as these *ill damage the condom.
8se a ne* condom e!ery time.
5ou ha!e to get used to using condoms. (ractice *ith them in pri!ate first, and try
different brands.
Condoms are a!ailable from<
Supermar&ets
Chemists
Vending machines
"amily (lanning and Sexual Health Clinics.
If the condom does brea&, !isit your doctor or a sexual health clinic.
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