How effective are condoms?
Condoms are excellent for preventing both pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) . If you follow the instructions and use them every time you have vaginal, anal or oral sex, there are very few chances of pregnancy or STD infection.
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How effective are condoms in preventing pregnancy?
If you use them correctly every time you have sex, condoms have a 98% effectiveness in protecting against pregnancy. However, people are not perfect, so in real life condoms are 85% effective, which means that about 15 out of every 100 people who use condoms as their only contraceptive method will become pregnant annually.
The better you use the condom correctly every time you have sex, the better it works. Anyway, there is a small chance that you get pregnant even if you always use it the right way.
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What should I do to make the condom more effective?
The best way to make the condom work as well as possible is to use it correctly every time you have vaginal, oral and anal sex. That is to say, to leave it put all the time, from the beginning until the end of the sexual relation. Make sure you unroll the condom on the penis correctly before there is genital skin-to-skin contact. Read more about how to use condoms correctly.
Using a condom and another contraceptive method (such as a pill , IUD , or injection ) is a great way to get better protection against pregnancy and STDs. Removing the penis before ejaculating ("ejaculating outside the vagina") while also using a condom can prevent sperm from entering the vagina and reduce the risk of pregnancy.
You should not use a condom on the penis along with a female condom . The condom is designed to be used alone, and duplicating it does not necessarily provide you with greater protection. A condom used correctly is all the protection you need.