Talk openly with your partner and work together to be safe. Contraception is for the protection of both of you. Practice handling and using condoms when masturbating before you need to use them with a partner.
- Check the expiry date and that the air bubble is still present in the package.
- Open package carefully. Teeth or long fingernails can tear the condom.
- Pinch tip of condom and place on tip of penis
- Roll the condom down to the base of the penis. If the condom doesn't have a reservoir end, leave about a 1/2 inch of space at the end for the semen.
- If you are using lubricant, now is the time to put lots of it on the outside of the condom before inserting the penis during sexual intercourse.
- After the man ejaculates (comes) he should pull his penis out before it gets soft, by holding the rim of the condom at the base of his penis so it doesn't slip off while he withdraws.
- Check that the condom has not torn before throwing it away. If it has torn or if semen spills into the vagina, quickly insert a spermicide such as an applicator of foam and seek emergency contraception to help prevent pregnancy. You may also consider going for STI testing.
- Tie off the used condom and throw it away in the garbage (not the toilet), and use a new one for each act of intercourse.
