Condom Broke Scared To Get Tested

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don't remember if condom broke, scared!!

Dear Dr. Bob, remember me? The guy that caught his wiener in his zipper in the Philipines? Well I really need another answer from you this time. During my night of sex, on one of the positions I was doing, I remembered a weird sensation on my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,If a condom breaks, it's generally not a subtle occurrence. Since the latex is tightly stretched to cover your massive and throbbing member, if it tears, it pops big time, like a balloon! You would have noticed it when taking the condom... Read more »

Slept with a Hiv+,condom broke and tested Negative 6 months later

My partner is HIV+ and im -!! condom while i was on top of her in March!! But was too scared to... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Condom broke

Hi,I am very scared I had sex with a sex worker and just coming towards the end the condom broke,I... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Consumer Reports Puts 20 Condoms to the Test

In recent testing of 20 condom brands sold on the U.S. market, all met minimum national and international performance standards, according to Consumer Union, the independent nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports . Condoms are usually inflated... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Fact Sheet: The Truth About Condoms

Male Condom Condoms and STDs: CDC Prevention Messages Pregnancy Prevention HIV Prevention Condoms and Pregnancy Update on Nonoxynol-9 STD Prevention Condom Breakage and Slippage Condom Use Consistent and Correct Condom Use Regulations and... Read more »

Ghana Changing Its Tune on Condoms; AIDS-Prevention Jingle Inspires More to Use Protection

Sarah Koomson, a 19-year-old in Ghana, says she is not ashamed or afraid to ask her boyfriend to use condoms. "I talked with him, and we discussed about what has happened now, in this world. So he uses it," she said matter-of-factly. Sarah has heard... Read more »

Help Is Just a Call Away

For the past two weeks, Jane has been nervous because the condom her boyfriend was using broke while they were having sex. He has HIV, and now she's wondering if she might as well but doesn't know how to find out. Esteban knows how important it is... Read more »

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condom broke - got herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hey,
My case seems somewhat different from others at least to me. I contracted herpes as a result of 30 seconds exposure to sex worker's vagina during intercourse as the condom broke. I have not been feeling well ever since. I have not had any... Read more »

Dating only 11 weeks and the condom broke

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My boyfriend and I have only been dating for only 11 weeks and we tested negative. The condom broke and I was wondering if I am at risk for anything. Is 11 weeks a good sign that we are both negative when we test after 3 and 6 months.

please reply. Read more »

Condom breakage? Scared!

Posted by worriedsick, 4 Replies

OK so I went in to be tested today, results will be back in fifteen very long days, but the health center was not offering rapid fire tests. but soon enough i will know.

My question is I had protected anal receptive sex with a person who i asked if... 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... Read more »

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