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The Female Condom Redesigned The female condom is one of those things in life that you know exists; you know you’ve heard about it on the news at one time or another, but you don’t know anybody who has ever seen one, let alone actually used one. If you stepped on one in the street, you might kick at it and think, “What a strange Ziploc bag.” Despite a lack of enthusiasm from the United States market, the female condom has had minimal success in developing nations, including South Africa and Brazil. It did not, however, achieve its ultimate goal of women empowerment which would, in turn, help cease the spread of AIDS. Safe Sex : Talk About it First Psychologists agree that the brain is the primary sexual organ. All sex begins in the mind; the act itself is just mechanics. Brain rules mind, and the chemistry of sex is imperative but not rational. Knowing that, we can see how important it is for two individuals to understand one another’s needs and prejudices when it comes to actually having safe sex. Put the Condom On Early Sex can be a beautiful thing, and safe sex is that much more beautiful. No matter what your partner tells you about his or her health, there is always the chance that something was missed or even, though no one wants to think so, that your partner is lying. Emotions and hormones run high when you’re starting to get romantic with someone new. That is why it is important to wear a condom from first contact through, not just for the final act. Female Condoms: What are they? How do they work? I remember being a junior in college and hearing about the female condom from my best friend and roommate, a staunch women’s activist. Only a few months earlier, she had excitedly alerted me of a cool new contraption that would allow women to pee standing up, so let’s just say that I was less than open to the idea of hearing about some hokey body-sized rubber that probably covered the woman from head to toe. I kept thinking, “Well, of course it would protect a woman from getting pregnant; men would be running in the opposite direction at the sight of it.” It wasn’t until recently that I was able to actually research female condoms to see what they are really all about, and you know what? They aren’t full body-sized. While female condoms have never proved to be extremely popular in the U.S., they are still available at many retail outlets and proven very effective against STDs. Exposing Common Condom Myths Oh, what a tangled web of myths we weave when we are trying not to conceive! Growing up, my neighborhood friend began having sex relatively early. While drinking our Capri Suns on my front porch, I vividly remember her recounting the frequent sexcapades she engaged in and saying things like, “Oh, we don’t use condoms…he says it won’t feel as good.” I would stare at her slack-jawed and wide-eyed since I was never quite able to wrap my mind around the concept of sex until much, much later when I actually began having it myself. Needless to say, my childhood friend had two children by the time she dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. She was a casualty of the condom myths. Condoms and Oral Sex : Make it Safe and Fun When my best friend and I first entered college, we were blubbering idiots when it came to anything having to do with sex. She would wholeheartedly agree with me. If people talked about condoms, we’d snicker like eight year-old boys. It’s no wonder neither one of us had even come remotely close to sex. Behind the scenes, though, we were preparing for that encounter. We’d secretly rent porn to actually see what sex looked like and we jointly owned a book called “How to Make Love to a Man (Safely)” by Alexandra Penney. On a road trip in our freshman year, we took turns reading it to each other. One thing Ms. Penney wrote about that always stuck with me was performing oral sex on a man using a condom. My reaction to that scenario now is the same as it was back then. I tilt my head to the side and think, “Is that even possible?” It is. Are You Wondering How to Use a Condom? This Simple Guide Will Help! When it comes to how to use a condom, there are many dos and don’t that you need to keep in mind. In addition, when learning how to use a condom, you need to remember that proper use starts as soon as you purchase the contraceptive. AIDS Prevention and Condom Use Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS is what occurs when a virus invades the body and begins to destroy its immune system. Normal function of an immune system protects the body against illness and keeps the body healthy. When that immune system becomes compromised, the chance of a life threatening illness infecting the body is significantly increased. The deadly virus that attacks in the case of AIDS is HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. This virus attacks the cells that prevent infections from occurring. These cells are killed one by one until there are none remaining to protect the body. Under virus attack, the body begins to shut down and eventually death occurs.

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