It's national condom week! Yeah, there's a week for that and, so today we're going to be talking
all about condoms. We're going to debunk some common myths figure out how to pick the correct
size of condom and go through three different kinds of condoms that are available on the
market that you probably didn't know about. I'm Dr. Rena Malik, urologist and pelvic surgeon,
and if you're new here, I make content on urologic health, bladder health, sexual health,
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condoms essentially are barriers that are used during sex to prevent bodily fluids from entering
into the vagina the mouth or the rectum during any type of intercourse there's several different
types of condoms including male condoms female condoms essentially condoms used on a penis and
condoms used in a vagina but specifically we're going to be talking about condoms that are used on
a penis the reason for this is to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies
condoms come in different types sizes textures flavorings all sorts of stuff but most commonly
you're going to find three types of condoms you're going to find latex condoms and for people who are
allergic to latex or don't want to use latex they have latex free condoms made from different kinds
of rubbers such as polyurethane and polyisoprene and lambskin condoms both the latex and other
rubber types of condoms are great for preventing sexually transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy
however lamb skin condoms even though they're called lamb skin are actually not made from the
skin of lambs they're actually made from the small intestine of lambs people like to use
them because they feel more like a skin and some people claim that the sensation is better they
also transmit temperature a little better than the rubber or latex types however these do not
prevent from sexually transmitted diseases they only prevent from pregnancy so that should be
used with someone who you are in a monogamous relationship and you have both been tested for
sexually transmitted diseases condoms can come pre-lubricated or with a spermicide
for added protection or added comfort and they can also have ribbing or dots on them
for added texture which can sometimes improve pleasure spoiler alert sometimes these added
ribbings don't actually add a lot of pleasure for the female partner and sometimes they do
also for those that have spermicide in them you do need to be careful as they can be
very irritating to your partner and so you do want to be thoughtful that the spermicide is not
irritating or if they're having recurrent urinary tract infections that you stop using a spermicide
so the number one myth i hear about condoms is that they're really unreliable and they break
all the time well that's completely untrue when used correctly condoms are 98 effective
at preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases like hiv they will only prevent sexually
transmitted infections that are transmitted through bodily fluids so there are some sexually
transmitted infections like genital warts or herpes that are transmitted through skin to skin
contact and those you could still be at risk for however if you're not using a condiment correctly
you increase the likelihood that it could break and it reduces the efficacy of the condom to 92
so if you've never used a condom before basically it comes in often a packet like this so first you
want to check the expiration date and make sure the package is intact there's no holes or anything
else once you do that you open your condom and you take it out of the package okay and it has
this tip on the top you want to leave a little space and i have a banana which is super cheesy
so you can see here the condom has a little top piece here okay and you're gonna put it
on the banana you're gonna hold and get all the air out and then you simply roll it down
okay and you make sure that it's a nice snug fit once you're done having intercourse you want
to hold when you pull out so that none of the semen comes out and then you can just unroll it
make sure it doesn't spill and throw in the trash so everyone really learns how to put on a condom
through sexual education class and i'm sure you guys have seen many many demonstrations so i won't
belabor the point here but the biggest mistakes people make are they don't check the packaging
to check if the condom is expired or if there's any holes or damage to the packaging in which
case the condom itself might not be effective when you're done having intercourse you want to
make sure you hold the condom over the flaccid penis when you pull out so that no sperm or any
other fluid leaks out this leads us to another major myth that condoms are really uncomfortable
while this shouldn't be true for many people oftentimes it is because people are not using
the right size condom or the right fit of condom for them in fact having a poor condom fit has
been associated with decreased pleasure having issues with erections during wearing a condom
and breakage of the condom itself in fact they did a study of a thousand people who used condoms in
the last three months and one in three people reported some sort of discomfort or displeasure
with using that condom over half felt that there was a decrease in sensation after using the condom
about 16 percent felt that there was a lack of natural feeling to the condom
another 15 percent felt that the condom didn't fit right eight percent felt that there was a decrease
in pleasure and lastly about seven percent felt pain or discomfort and this was predominantly by
women who were experiencing discomfort or soreness during intercourse with the condom in place
so it's really important to take the time try out different condoms and find one that fits
well feels well and is comfortable for both of you this also leads me to myth number two that
because the condom is lubricated you don't need any other lubricants very often condoms themselves
can be uncomfortable and so using lubrication on the shaft of your penis before putting the condom
on and after can actually make the sensation very pleasurable for both you and your partner
i've made a whole video on lubricants but you want to use either water-based or silicone-based
lubricants with condoms do not use oil-based lubricants because those can cause breakage of
the condom and also be sure to know that if you're using a water or aloe based lubricant you may have
to reapply those do tend to dry out whereas the silicone-based lubricants tend to last a little
bit of a longer time lastly when using a condom you can rest assured that there's very low risk of
pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection which can help you be more mindful during the act of
intimacy and this is really key a lot of people have difficulty with performance or are unable
to really enjoy intercourse with their partner because they're really stressed about something or
concerned about something so being mindful being comfortable is very vital to having a very
tremendously mind-blowing great experience with your sexual partner and this brings us to myth
number three the biggest reason people don't enjoy condoms is because they think that size doesn't
matter well in this case size does matter if the condom's too small it's more likely to break
if it's too large it might fall off neither of those are ideal situations for preventing
pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections the usual size for the average condom is about
a girth of 2 inches and a length of 7 inches as many of you may already know from watching some
of my videos the average length of an erect penis is about a little over 5 inches so this should fit
the large majority of men however the difference in larger sizes is usually more often in the girth
as well as a small increase in length if you're curious you can either buy different sizes and
try them on and see what fits well or you could measure your own erect penis you can do this by
using a measuring tape and measuring from the base of the penis to the tip that'll give you
your length and measuring around the widest part of the penis to get the girth another
trick people often suggest is taking an empty toilet paper roll take that roll and put it over
the erect penis if it fits right then probably a regular size condom is going to fit perfectly
if it's a little bit loose then you want to go down a size and if it's a little bit tight you
want to go up a size all right myth number four is two condoms has got to be better than one
in fact using two condoms makes it more likely that you're gonna have breakage of the condoms and
then they're not gonna work at all so just use one use it correctly and find the right one for you
myth number five is that my girlfriend or my partner is on the pill or has some sort
of contraception on board so we don't really need a condom this is only true if you are in
a monogamous relationship and are not concerned about getting sexually transmitted infections
however if you are not and you are concerned about still getting or transmitting any sort
of infection to your partner then using a condom is the only way to protect outside of abstinence
however sometimes taking contraception particularly pills that you have to remember to
take every day can be risky in case your partner forgets a pill then that may put you at risk for
getting pregnant as well and the last myth is that condoms don't expire in fact yes they do
they last for about three to five years and they can get degraded over time due to being exposed
to sunlight heat or just having wear or tear from being in your wallet or your pocket all the time
and so again you want to make sure when you open those condoms you check for the expiration date as
well as checking for any holes or issues with the condom itself all right so let's review a couple
condoms that i received over the last year from a variety of different companies none of these
companies paid me for any of this information but i just wanted to share with you guys because
there's so many condoms on the market but very few of them actually get recognized outside of the big
box labels the first one we're going to talk about is ps condoms these are 100 latex condoms they are
one of the thinnest condoms on the market which is very nice they're about .045 millimeters thick
and they're vegan what does that even mean what is a vegan condom well the way they process condoms
typically they use a protein called casein which is an animal product during the processing and
this gives condoms that very distinct smell so because they don't use casein they don't get
that smell so two advantages is that they're very thin and they don't get that very rubbery smell
they come in two sizes a large and extra large the large is the general size about two inches
in girth and seven inches in length and the extra large is for a larger girth about 2.25 inches
in girth this is what they look like here they are very thin and well lubricated the next one
is by mode and they also make a lubricant that i've talked about before on my video on lubricants
and these are also ultra thin lubricated condoms what i love about these is their
packaging they come in a little bit of a different packaging than your standard little rip packet and
okay so you open this top part like this boom these come in one size they're the two inch
by seven inch size and they're also ultra thin about slightly thicker than the ps condoms but
i really don't feel a difference when i actually feel the condom itself the mold condoms are also
vegan and so they don't have that kind of rubbery smell the last ones are from promescent so
promescent has two kinds of condoms they have your ultra thin and your ribbed condom so for
viewing purposes i'll show the ribbed condoms and so this is the ribbed condoms here
and i don't know if you can see but there's some there's some ribbing on them right there
so these are kind of your standard condom they're not vegan but they're all well lubricated and
they have again the ultra thin and the ribbed options as well well i'm going to link all of
those in the description below if you're looking to buy some new types of condoms or try them out
check them out and as always i'm going to take care of yourself because you're worth it