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Broken Condom Should I Get Tested
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Ask the Experts
Broken condom and testingHello Dr,I hate to bother you with my issues but I could use alittle bit of help. I am from Canada Eh!!...and I work most the year in Shanghai. I met a girl and hung out for a while and we happened to have sex the only problem is the condom was...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,While it is true that failed (broken)-condom sex carries the same STD risk as unprotected sex, your HIV risk is extremely low, because your gal-pal tested HIV negative after your wham-bam thank-you ma'am. The only way she could have...
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When to get tested/broken condomI had intercourse with a female sex worker, the first time I'd had sex in almost two years.... Read more »Broken condom, central Africa, symptoms, early testing. Hotline?Dear Dr. Kull,you site is very helpful, but is there a hotline that you can recommend where I can... Read more »
Articles
CondomsWhat Are Condoms? What Are They Made Of? How Are Condoms Used? Using a Male Condom Using a Female Condom Nonoxynol-9 Condom Myths The Bottom Line What Are Condoms? A condom is a tube made of thin, flexible material. It is closed at... Read more »
Male Condoms That Break in Use Do So Mostly by a "Blunt Puncture" Mechanism"Published condom breakage studies typically report the percentage of failures but rarely provide any evidence on the mechanism of failure," explained the study authors. Over a seven-year period, broken condoms returned to a supplier (SSL, Durex)... Read more »
Condom Fact Sheet in BriefConsistent and correct use of the male latex condom reduces the risk of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. However, condom use cannot provide absolute protection against any STD. The most... Read more »
Massachusetts: Ad-Verse ReactionA billboard promoting condom use and HIV testing has offended administrators across the street at Dorchester's Catholic St. Kevin School, and they want it pulled. The safe-sex billboard was part of a $100,000 Boston Public Health Commission HIV/AIDS... Read more »
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broken condom - 30 seconds - broken lives
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
People,A broken condom followed by 30 seconds of exposure in vaginal sex(insertive) & this is what I have. I think following list speaks for itself as to what I have: 1. PN [burning palms & soles from 10 day onwards] 2. joint aches 3. stomach... Read more » Broken Condom-Scared Out of My MInd!
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I am a gay male who recently had sex with a man I met on the internet. While switching positions, i noticed the condom had broken ( I was the receiver). He did not ejaculate, but i did notice he had precum during foreplay. He had no doubt in his...
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Broken Condom
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I hade sex with someone I really didn't know that well over the weekend. During it, I realized my condom broke, and I stopped without ejaculating. So I have two big concerns. One, assuming the unlikely worst that the girl was HIV positive, what...
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Broken condom
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
A few months ago I broke up with a long term girlfriend. Since I was single again, I decided to get a complete std check since we use to have uprotected sex occasionally. 4 days before my scheduled test I ended up having protected sex with a...
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