What to Do if the Condom Breaks?

Although it shouldn’t happen if used properly, it still can happen. If the condom breaks, don’t lose your mind! Act before it’s too late!

What to do if the condom breaks? Don’t lose your mind and act before it’s too late! (jlp)

What to Do if the Condom Breaks?

Although it shouldn’t happen if used properly, it still can happen. If the condom breaks, don’t lose your mind! Act before it’s too late!

Unfortunately, accidents can happen during sex. In this case, we’re not touching on the sensitive subject of impotence, but rather the kind of accidents which have very cute, but life-changing consequences after nine months. Although it shouldn’t happen at all if used properly, there still is a possibility of the condom breaking during sex. Another more likely scenario is that you’ve forgotten all about condoms in the heat of the moment. What should you do? Read on and find out.

Hey, It Could Happen to Anyone!

There is a solution to every problem, so instead of chewing your nails to the bone do something about it. If the condom breaks, or if your partner ejaculates inside you, don’t wash your vagina or your anus with a stream of water (douching), since the stream could force the semen even deeper inside. Wait until the morning and make an appointment with your gynecologist as soon as you wake up. Get a prescription for emergency contraception pills (the morning-after pill) and take one as soon as you can, since it’s most active within the first 24 hours after having unprotected sexual intercourse.  In order to be on the safe side, equip yourself with a pack or two of emergency contraception pills right away. You could also use Nonoxynol 9 spermicide, which can protect you from an unplanned pregnancy and several sexually transmitted diseases.

If the condom breaks, get a prescription for emergency contraception pills (the morning-after pill) and take one as soon as you can since it’s most active within the first 24 hours after having unprotected sexual intercourse. (jlp)

If you’re not sure about your partner’s sexual health in terms of STD’s, you definitely need to make two appointments for urgent STD testing, with one taking place one week  after having sexual intercourse, and the other three months after having unprotected sexual intercourse. You should definitely visit your gynecologist as well and ask for a Hepatitis B injection and further STD testing. If your period is  more than  a week late, get a pregnancy test Three months after having unprotected sexual intercourse, it’s time for further STD testing, this time for HIV, Herpes, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis.

If Used Properly, Condoms don’t Break.

You can avoid all this mess and worry by using a condom properly. The proper use of a condom, the most highly effective male contraceptive device and the most highly effective form of protection against sexually transmitted diseases, is crucial, since the risk of a condom breaking if applied correctly is very, very, small. Though you might think that using a condom right comes naturally, condoms are more often than not misused.

Men often put on a condom too late. It’s not smart to get too overcome by the heat of the moment, because you can get pregnant even before a man ejaculates. The fact of the matter is that his pre-ejaculate also contains quite an amount of active sperm. Another thing that will help you avoid the above messy scenario, is to use a lubricant. With a proper lubricant (water-based is best), you can gradually decrease the friction which could cause a condom to break or even burst. And guys – although we know you’re really extra large, those weird people making condoms got their dimensions all mixed up, so there’s no shame in buying the size that actually fits. Your girl won’t have time to read the label, trust us. She’ll be grateful you bought the right size rather than having the condom slip from your penis and ending up inside her or breaking because it’s too small.

Dear ladies and gentlemen, do avoid storing a condom in your handbag or wallet among all the make-up, lipsticks, clips, keys, credit cards, cell phones, or other sharp-edged objects. (jlp)

Though it’s common sense, we still think that we have to remind you to check the condom's best-before date.  That will also keep the “what to do if the condom breaks” question out of your lives.  And dear ladies and gentlemen, do avoid storing condoms in your handbag or wallet with all the make-up, lipsticks, clips, keys, credit cards, cell phones or other sharp-edged objects. All of these could easily damage a condom without you knowing and noticing. Never use anything sharp to open the condom wrapping and avoid opening it with your teeth as well (though it does look sexy). Also avoid using a condom if the wrapping is torn or in any way damaged.

Never check a condom by stretching it, filling it with water or even blowing it up like a balloon. You could stress the material to the verge of breaking during intercourse. Gentlemen, put a condom on your penis only when it is fully erect. When you put the condom on, hold it by the tip and thoroughly squeeze out any air. Leave some space at the tip for your manly juices and roll the rest of the preservative down to the base of your penis. If you do it this way, you will keep all worries about what to do if the condom breaks far away.