|
| |
A Quick Guide On How To Get Pregnant
Congratulations! So you've decided to take the big step into becoming a parent. While it is one of the most important things a person can do in their life, it is also the most challenging and the first challenge is conceiving. Many people assume that once ...
Hiv/Aids - Prevent It!
AIDS. The very sound of the word scares some, and makes other cringe. How did we let it get so far? There is no cure for very few diseases, and aids is one of them. Yet we still have unprotected sex, and we still share dirty needles. Come on! Granted, ...
Understanding External Or Prolapsed Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are swollen and enlarged anal veins. They appear due to numerous causes such as sitting on the toilet too long, straining when passing a bowel movement, and they are sometimes caused by the strain and excess weight of a fetus during pregnancy. ...
|
|
|
| |
Condoms are the only form of protection, which can both help to stop the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV and prevent pregnancy.
Choosing the right condom
A number of different types of condom are now available. What is generally called a condom is the 'male' condom, a sheath or covering which fits over a man's penis, and which is closed at one end. There is also now a female condom, or vaginal sheath, which is used by a woman to fit inside her vagina.
What are condoms made of?
Condoms are usually made of latex or polyurethane. If possible, you should use a latex condom, as they are slightly more reliable, and in most countries, they are most readily available. Latex condoms can only be used with water-based lubricants, not oil based lubricants such as Vaseline or cold cream as they break down the latex. A small number of people have an allergic reaction to latex and can use polyurethane condoms instead.
Polyurethane condoms are made out a type of plastic. They are thinner than latex condoms, and so they increase sensitivity and are more agreeable in feel and appearance to some users. They are more expensive than latex condoms and slightly less flexible so more lubrication may be needed. However both oil and water based lubricants can be used with them.
It is not clear whether latex or polyurethane condoms are stronger - there are studies suggesting that either is less likely to break. With both types however, the likelihood of breakages is very small if used correctly.
The lubrication on condoms also varies. Some condoms are not lubricated at all, some are lubricated with a silicone substance, and some condoms have a water-based lubricant. The lubrication on condoms aims to make the condom easier to put on and more comfortable to use. It can also help prevent condom breakage.
About the Author
For more information, visit: www.BirthControlInfoCenter.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Peru transfers jailed NYer Berenson for treatment - KVIA.com
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian authorities have moved jailed New Yorker Lori Berenson to a capital prison to treat a chronic back ailment that could complicate her five-month-old pregnancy. Prison spokeswoman Janet Sanchez says prison facilities and ...
Peru transfers jailed NYer Berenson for treatment - KVIA.com
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian authorities have moved jailed New Yorker Lori Berenson to a capital prison to treat a chronic back ailment that could complicate her five-month-old pregnancy. Prison spokeswoman Janet Sanchez says prison facilities and ...
Daly City school may offer condoms to students - San Jose Mercury News
DALY CITY — Students at Thornton High School reported nearly 40 teen pregnancies the past two years but Keith Irish, the principal of the small continuation school, suspects more. "I am sure there are additional cases that we are unaware of," he ...
Local leading experts in young breast cancer get funding - KUSA-TV
KUSA - Breast cancer never makes sense when it happens to you, your mother, your sister or best friend. When it does, we rely on medical experts to tell us what to do and how to stop the cancer from spreading. Every day, doctors and researchers are ...
'Secret Life of the American Teenager' explores teen pregnancy - Los Angeles Times
Nearly every television season, a storybook stork delivers a plot twist in the form of a baby to a teen drama. ¶ “The Secret Life of the American Teenager ," created by Brenda Hampton of "7th Heaven," premiered last summer on ABC Family and ...
|
