Condoms were invented in the 20th century: FALSE
The use of condoms goes back several millennia! A 6,000-year-old Egyptian statuette already shows an Egyptian with a contraceptive case. No latex at the time, but sheep guts or pig bladders, even linen, tissue paper a little later among the Chinese or tortoise scales in Japan… He is an Italian anatomist, Gabriel Fallope , which describes for the first time in a text what could be the ancestor of the condom in 1564: “A sheath of light fabric, made to measure, to protect against venereal diseases.” Two centuries later, Casanova will call this English frock coat “little bag of skin that the English invented to prevent the fair sex from worrying”. The introduction of the latex condom as we know it today dates back to the 1930s.
Anyone Can Use It: TRUE
Gentlemen, forget the excuse of “it’s too small for me”, no one believes it anymore! Today there are different sizes of convertible tops. There is also something for all tastes: very fine, textured, pearly … For those allergic to latex, polyurethane or Sensoprene condoms do the job as well as current models! One can also use female condoms which are made of polyurethane and fit all shapes of vagina, but they are more expensive than male models.
The condom has become a reflex: FALSE
According to a Heyme-OpinionWay survey conducted in 2021, the condom is not systematic for 26% of high school students and 56% of students having sex. The transmission of HIV is the subject of false beliefs among 33% of young people, and 20% believe that AIDS is easily cured. There is still work to be done in terms of prevention!
There is no point in using a lubricant: FALSE
Even if the condoms are pre-lubricated, the use of a lubricant is recommended to prevent it from breaking and increase the comfort of both partners and therefore pleasure! Be careful, do not take a massage oil or a moisturizer. A water-based or silicone-based lubricant must be used, as fatty substances deteriorate the protective capacities of the latex.
Removing a condom without your partner’s consent is rape: TRUE & FALSE
This practice where, during a consensual and protected sexual intercourse, a person takes off their condom without their partner noticing is called stealthing. In California, it is considered a criminal offense. In Switzerland and New Zealand, men who used it have already been convicted of rape. In France, a legal vagueness exists around this practice, but things could quickly evolve.
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