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17/f.
Okay I was wondering if condom is actually effective against pregnancy... I mean i heard its 99.9% on the commercial but i think that is load of b.s. I heard that way more people get pregnant even if they do use condom... Not that im saying im going to have sex or anything but for the future reference... Is is good? or is sponge better??? Can you use sponge and condom at same time? because i heard you can't use pills and patch at same time because you will overdose... so I was wondering if you use sponge and condom at same time, something bad's gonna happen like condom's gonna break or something... I am also worried about that... I mean how can a piece of thin rubber not rip???? Sorry for asking childish question but yes i need to know kind of soon...
THanks in advance :D
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I think it's effective as long as you use it properly. I've had friends who have had sex for years and never became pregnant with 'perfect use'. If you think you tore the condom..always check for any holes by putting water in the condom and lightly squeezing it. Then you can get the morning after pill. I think you have to be 17 for that. Condoms are good especially if you buy the lubricated ones with spermicidal. I'm not fond of female condoms or anything that I have to shove up there.. because you know, you can't really see up there to see if you put it in correctly. Not really willing to risk it. So if anything, pills and condoms are the best thing. So you know when you're going to have your period and it's like an added shield. A condom is pretty durable even during rough sex. Some guy was actually able to put a condom on his head and blow it up like balloon until it popped, so it stretches pretty far until it can break. haha I don't know anything about the sponge.. but yeah you can buy a condom at every age.
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EDIT: Please DO NOT test condoms yourself with water. It is pointless to do so.
Water tests are done to condoms BEFORE they sold, and only about 1 in every four to five hundered condoms might have a water leak. If anymore then that do, the condom brand cannot be sold.
Nothing is perfect, however, testing condoms yourself in this way can compromise thier intergity with tempurature, cause slippage, or worst of all: cause the kind of air and water bubbles that lead to breakage.
Testing a condom with water before you use it IS NOT PART OF USING A CONDOM PROPERLY. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT.
If you store your condoms properly, you will simply need to trust that factory breakage is only from 0.0025% to 0.002%. If that degree of risk scares you: Don't have sex.
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A sponge is not nearly as good as condoms. It simply isn't.
In typical use (ie. people don't always use condoms correctly) condoms are considered between 95% and 98% effective. The idea that they are better then 98% is only if you use them PERFECTLY. That means storing, applying and removing them correctly, which most people don't do. When condoms break, it is normally because someone didn't store them properly or applied them wrong.
Learn how to apply a condom here: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Learn it. Memorize it. Live by it. Sex is always risky, but condoms are quite effective if you just use them the way they are meant to be used and store them at room tempture, and not in wallets or pockets.
The contraceptive sponge is reported to be anywhere from 68% to 91% effective at best. It also doesn't protect you agianst STD's, in fact, the spermicide used on it increases your risk of picking up an STD.
So, use condoms. You may use a condom and a sponge. Just read the box of your sponge carefully to make sure you are using it correctly.
There is no risk of 'over-dosing' on a sponge, however, like tampons there are risks of vaginal tearing, infections and toxic sock syndrome.
You do not need a perscription for the sponge or for condoms and you can buy them at any age.
But please, use condoms, whatever else you do. Sponges should not be the only thing you use.
These are not childish questions... If you think they are, you shouldn't have sex. These are very adult situations and questions. If you aren't ready for the adult issues at play here, don't have sex.
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