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Myths, misconception, fears and facts about Condoms

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 8, 2021 17:11 IST

While condoms are so useful, readily available, and easy to use, they are often misunderstood. It helps to enjoy ...

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While condoms are so useful, readily available, and easy to use, they are often misunderstood. It helps to enjoy sexual intercourse, but men refuse to use condoms because of the misconception that "it reduces sexual pleasure."

It is often noticed in discussions with highly educated young women that they do not have much awareness about condoms. In rural areas, on the other hand, it is not known whether such tools are available in many places. When I advise girls to use condoms along with medication, they deliberately ignore it, said Dr. Aishwarya Revadkar.

1. The best contraceptive

2. Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (This includes all diseases ranging from white water to HIV).

3. Sexual intercourse is not regular, especially among unmarried couples or married but live far away from each other. But when the couples meet seual relationships happen as the meeting progresses. In such cases, regular use of birth control pills or copper is not very useful for girls.. Many girls say they take emergency pills. I-pill is a hormone pill that is easily available in the market. But this pill should be taken occasionally. Taking it regularly can reduce its effectiveness and might lead to pregnancy. Also, this pill does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases. It is important for everyone to be vigilant and ue protection at the beginning rather than regretting it later.

4. Some women say that their husbands do not like to use condoms. They are worried about getting pregnant. Because birth control pills contain these hormones, they also have some side effects on the body. Also, many do not want to have copper in their uterus. In such cases, using a condom is the easiest option.

5. Some say that during intercourse, the male partner use withdrawal method where men withdraw the penis from the vagina and away from a woman's external genitals before ejaculation to prevent pregnancy. The goal of the withdrawal method — also called "pulling out" — is to prevent sperm from entering the vagina. So the couple has an idea that they will not get pregnant.But this is wrong. Sperm can live in your body for as many as seven days. Even if you aren’t ovulating when you have sex, if there’s sperm in your reproductive tract, it may still be alive when you do ovulate. So this method is wrong.Also, both of them cannot enjoy romance freely due to the worry of getting pregnant.

6. With the exception of allergies found in few, condoms have no side effects.

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