What Happens When A Condom Breaks
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What Happens When A Condom Breaks
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When a condom breaks, sex might feel a little different all of a sudden, because there is no longer a barrier between you and your partner. And depending on your bed partner and your current situation, that can be a problem.
Condoms provide physical barriers to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and possible pregnancy; if the barrier is breached, the benefits are gone. As such, if a condom breaks or slips off, you may want to take a few precautionary next steps.
Are you a woman who's not using an alternate form of birth control? Then Plan B — emergency contraception — might be a worthwhile investment. It can be purchased over-the-counter at most pharmacies, and if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, condom breakage or birth control mishaps, it's highly successful at preventing pregnancy. Here is a helpful countdown clock , for reference.
Are you concerned about STIs? Then you should get yourself to a doctor or healthcare provider for a screening , but caution: different maladies have different incubation periods . If the condom breaks on a Saturday, Monday may be too soon to get tested — many STIs wouldn't show up on a test.
HIV is an STI about which it's smart to be concerned, and thankfully, there are medications — post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP — that drastically reduce the chances of contracting the virus if taken within 72 hours of exposure. Patients need to carefully keep to the treatment course for a month and should see a medical professional ASAP (and definitely within three days) if they have reason to believe they've been exposed to HIV.
Are you interested in preventing future condom crises? Then listen up: A condom may be more likely to break depending on its fit, condition and the way you roll it on, according to Bedsider . A condom that's too small may tear, ditto a condom that's too old (or overheated, or underheated or exposed to the rough and tumble world that is the bottom of your bag).
When putting on a condom , make sure to leave room at the tip and that you're not putting it on upside down. Here is a helpful video . Go practice on a banana.
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Condoms are supposed to be 98 to 99 percent effective when used correctly. Mine broke — so what happened?
“Although I’m a huge advocate of condom use and have had wonderful experiences with them, they’re obviously not perfect,” says columnist Mike Miksche.
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I continued to kiss Don while I put on the condom, mindful of the mood we’d created over the last 20 minutes. I pushed him back and lifted his legs up onto my shoulders, and slowly, at the same pace of his moan, got inside him. Once he had a moment to relax, he encouraged me to go harder, so I did, while muttering porn-like slurs.
He refused let me do all the work as we thrust our hips in unison. Not only was he a genuinely nice guy, but he was very talented too.
There’s nothing like that sort of sexual chemistry when there’s so much rhythm yet it’s effortless. I listened to his moans, felt the heat of his body and allowed my lips to hover over his own — there was something kinetic about it. With such moments, I often think to myself, just for a split second, I love being gay .
I coordinated it so that I came just as he did; I wanted to feel whatever he was feeling at the exact same moment.
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“That was amazing,” I added, shivering one last time as I carefully removed myself from him. I held the base of the condom so that it wouldn’t slip off inside. Then I did a double take and just stared at my crotch.
I looked so stunned that Don asked me what was wrong.
“Um . . . The condom broke,” I said, stuttering a bit.
This wasn’t the first time it had happened, which is why I’d been so wary of fucking strangers even with a condom on — I’d become paranoid. I had been dating Don for a few weeks so I at least had a basic idea of his sexual history and habits. It felt safer — at least in my mind — despite the condom failure.
It’s true that condoms are 98 to 99 percent effective, but that’s in a lab setting. And I did everything correctly : I pinched the tip of it as I rolled it on, I held it as I pulled out, I’d stored it in a cool and dry place. It wasn’t expired either; I’m still not certain why that condom broke.
The thing is, I thought condoms were supposed to be 98 to 99 percent effective. According to research, the rate of condom breakage or slippage during sex is low — only 0.4 to two percent.
Since pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was first approved in the United States, we’ve heard PrEP detractors suggest that men should just wear condoms instead and forget about PrEP. Although I’m a huge advocate of condom use and have had wonderful experiences with them, they’re obviously not perfect.
In terms of my encounter with Don, I was the top and circumcised, so the chances of me contracting the virus, if he was HIV-positive with a detectable viral load was 1 in 909. That’s only a 0.11 percent chance, to put that into perspective.
Don, on the other hand, kept asking me questions like how safe I was in general and when I’d been tested last. His chances, if I were HIV-positive with a detectable viral load, were 1 in 70, or 1.43 percent, which was still very low — but obviously possible. However, during the acute phase — the 12 weeks following HIV infection, the rate of transmission is 26 times higher when having anal sex.
It had been over six months since I’d been tested and I was negative to the best of my knowledge. I don’t wear condoms with blowjobs and I like giving blowjobs, so I mean, you never really know. I hadn’t knowingly had condomless sex though and since I’d experienced a broken condom before, I was pretty careful.
Dawn Smith of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had reported only one in six men who have sex with men actually wear condoms 100 percent of the time. Don claimed that he was one of those people though, always using a condom. He’d never had a condom break either but he was still very nervous about the whole thing.
In any case, we decided to we would get tested together on the Monday after the weekend. We both understood that results from the incident wouldn’t show for another three months, but we figured if we got tested right away it would at least ease some nerves. We would then get tested in another three months after that just to be sure.
That was on the Friday and we spent that weekend together. We had more sex but it was lousy. We were both having trouble relaxing, and Don, in general, was distant. I hated how such a great sexual experience on the Friday had been erased by the scare of a broken condom.
Condoms are still one of our best resources against STIs and HIV, and are 98 to 99 percent effective in a lab setting. But how effective are they for men who have sex with men in the real world? And are they more effective than PrEP?
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When having sex, you always take precaution . You use a condom , you're on the pill , you know your partner's sexual history. But then, mid-intercourse, the condom breaks, and suddenly, it seems like all that prep doesn't even matter because with one thrust, with one snap of the latex, your risk of pregnancy or an STI just got a whole lot higher.
Don't worry, condom breakage is common, and there are ways to prevent it, as well as things to do after the fact to help keep your chances of pregnancy or contracting an STI low. I talked to Natasha Bhuyan, MD and family physician at One Medical, and she gave me all the tips on how to correctly use a condom so as to prevent them from breaking, as well as the steps to take if one does in fact break. So, stay calm and read on. It's going to be OK.
Condoms aren't perfect ( they aren't even 100% effective ), so yes, sometimes they break. According to Dr. Bhuyan, it's usually due to friction, which is an issue because sex is like...80% friction when you think about it. Obviously, there's nothing you can do about that, but the situation could be made worse if you aren't using the right lubrication, or if there isn't a sufficient amount of lube.
"Sometimes, it actually just happens by chance," Dr. Bhuyan says, and there really isn't much you can do about that. There are steps you can take, however, to reduce your risk of breakage.
There are some things to avoid if you want to lower the risk of your condom breaking. Here are Dr. Bhuyan's tips:
Yup, condoms expire, so make sure you are checking the date before you use it. The expiration date is usually printed on the packaging so make a pattern of checking for it every time.
You have to worry about how you're storing your condoms too. "Make sure that they're stored in a room temperature environment," Dr. Bhuyan says. That means don't keep an emergency condom in your car because the heat will pretty much render it useless, and keeping them in a really cold place won't work either.
You've probably heard this before, but I'm going to reiterate it. Don't wear two condoms—it won't provide twice the coverage. In actuality, "that friction [between two layered condoms] can increase the risk of breakage," Dr. Bhuyan says. So you'll end up doing more harm than good.
"Do not use oil based lubrication," warns Dr. Bhuyan. "People will use Vaseline as a cheaper method of lubrication, but it can actually wear down the condom." You can also run into issues if you aren't using enough lubrication. Try something water-based and be liberal with the use of it.
If you feel it during intercourse, you should stop, but sometimes it's much harder to tell.
"It depends on the person and the context of the intercourse ," Dr. Bhuyan. "So, if some people are having anal intercourse, it can be hard to tell for the person on the receptive end." The same is with vaginal intercourse, while the person wearing the condom may feel it, the receiver might not. And it's possible that neither partner will realize that the condom broke until after intercourse, post-ejaculation. Of course, at that point, you're possibly already at a higher risk of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections . So then it's important to take steps to reduce your risks.
"Don't be worried," Dr. Bhuyan says. She recommends going to your primary care physician to figure out your risk of pregnancy or STIs.
"If you're a gay man who is having receptive anal intercourse, you might be at a high risk of getting HIV," a fact backed up by HIV.gov , which estimates that 26,000 of new HIV infections per year affect gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. If you fall into that category, you may be a good candidate for starting medications to prevent the virus. If you're a female having heterosexual sex with someone who was recently tested, you are probably at a lower risk for the virus, but you have other things to think about. Consider getting tested for STIs like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.
As far as preventing an unwanted pregnancy, there are emergency contraceptives like Plan B and ella, as well as a copper IUD, which is effective up to five days after intercourse. These are all options that your physician can discuss with you , so if you are unsure what to do after a condom breaks, go talk to your doctor and they will be able to help you out depending on your situation.
Most importantly, "I don't want people to be living in fear and I want them to know that you can be empowered to control your own sexual health," Dr. Bhuyan says. "So, if a condom does break and you're not sure what to do, don't be worried because doctors are here to support you."
Carolyn Twersky is an associate editor for Seventeen covering celebrities, entertainment, politics, trends, and health. On her off time, she's probably watching Ru Paul's Drag Race, traversing NYC for the best donuts, or, most likely, enjoying time in her favorite place in the world: her bed.
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