1. Only 5 percent of men around the world wear condoms. Keep in mind,
this is a cross section of a variety of different countries that may or
may not have easy access to contraception. But still, 5 percentis low.
Really low. Especially considering the goal is 100 percent.
2. There are four different kinds of condoms. Now that things like cloth
and turtle shells ( yes, really) have gone out of style, there aren't
as many condom options, but that's probably a good thing. Most
condomsare made out of latex, but there's non-latex for anyone with an
allergy, and those are usually made of polyurethane. Some are even made
of polyisoprene, if you're unlucky enough to be allergic to both latex
and polyurethane. Then there are lambskin condoms, which are actually
made from lamb intestines, not skin. Finally, you can always pick up
female condoms, which function drastically differently but are still
designed to protect against pregnancy and STIs.
3. You basically have tires to thank for the modern condom. Charles
Goodyear's rubber vulcanization processled to the first rubber condom
being produced in 1855, which is why even present-day latex condoms are
sometimes called "rubbers" by people like your grandfather and carnival
barkers.
4. Condoms basically haven't been redesigned since they were invented.
Trojan had a latex condom out in the 1920s, and despite all the
advances made with bumps and ridges, the condom has remained largely
unchanged since.
5. Condoms (on average) don't really affect how good the sex is. Surveys
showthat couples were just as satisfied with sex whether or not they
were using condoms. So considering condoms are 98 percent effective at
preventing pregnancy and make sex ten-thoursands of times safer, "it
doesn't feel good" isn't an excuse not to use one.
6. Your parents are less likely to be using condoms than you are. Sorry
for the image, but couples over 40 are the least likelyto use condoms
for a variety of reasons. On average, 25 percent of couples use condoms,
while 33 percent of single people use them.
7. Women account for almost half of condom sales. Even though they go on
you know ... penises, women account for at least 40 percentof condom
sales. Which is good, because you should pretty much always have them on
hand.
8. Only a third of high school studentsare taught how to use a condom.
This is pretty bad, and not just because it'll save them some awkward
fumbling when their first time rolls around. Teens who are shown proper
condom use are more likely to use condoms in the future.
9. The largest condom isn't the Magnum. As famous as it is, the Magnum
can accommodate an average-size penis and stretch to fit larger ones.
TheyFit actually offers up the largest condom at the market: the G31. It
can fit, as they put it, a penis "not far off the circumference of a
Pringle can." So that's something.
10. Bill Gates really wants to make a better condom. The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation actually offers up $100,000 grants to people
trying to make better condoms. Some of the potential " condoms of the
future" include condoms that actually mold to the penis (making for a
one-size-fits-all solution) and one with handles (?).
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