How Does A Condom Break

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Condom Breaking

I am Hiv + and my bf is HIV-. He is usually the top and I am usually the bottom. But sometimes we switch. We were having sex and I was using a condom, and after I ejaculated I pulled out and pulled off the condom but noticed it had broke. My...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Broken-condom (or unprotected) receptive anal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV positive is always risky business. The CDC's per-act estimate for acquiring HIV from unprotected receptive anal sex with an HIV-positive partner is 50 per... Read more »

i want to know if while putting penis inside the anus if condom breaks

i am just putting my penis inside the anus but i am wear condom but while putting inside condom... Read more »

Response from Shannon Southall »

Condom Break

Two weeks ago I had sex with a Russian lady. During the process the condom broke. After about 1... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Size Matters: Condoms Break, Come Off During Sex, Study Shows

Of the more than one-third of people whose condom slipped off or broke during sex, 64 percent did not know what had gone wrong, according to a new survey. NOP World conducted the research, which was released by the UK sexual health charity fpa... 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 »

If the Condom Breaks: New U.S. Guidelines for Non-Occupational Exposure to HIV

In case of significant accidental exposure to HIV it is important to begin a 28-day course of antiretrovirals immediately to reduce the risk that HIV infection could be established. New (January 20, 2005) U.S. guidelines for preventing HIV infection... Read more »

Florida Panhandle Bar Trades Smokes for Condoms During Spring Break

Spinnaker Beach Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., has accepted an offer from LifeStyles Condoms to buy out its cigarette inventory for just over $5,000 and substitute the supply with condoms, LifeStyles spokesperson Joe Naughton said Friday. The... Read more »

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Condom Break

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Would a condom have to break pretty obviously to have any risk of transmitting, because I had protected sex with someone a month ago, with some heavy open mouth kissing for hours with lots of lip and tounge sucking and fingering and I am loaded with... Read more »

Condom Breaks

Posted by innocent2008

Please i wanna ask a question..because this case happens to many people when we're doing sex with a partner and condom breaks while we're in action...Does this present a great RISK of transmission of HIV ? and can anyone please tell me the... Read more »

Condom Break Continuation

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Ok everyone I have lost my mind wondering about this, let me ask you this. We started out with very heavy open mouth kissing with tounge and lip sucking. I do not know if she had any ulcers in her mouth, none that I could see at least and I would... Read more »

Condoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

How Effective is a Condom if it is used properly ? and if it breaks will you know ? Read more »

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