How are the condoms made

A condom is a tube made of thin, flexible material. It is closed at one end. Condoms have been used for hundreds of years to prevent pregnancy by keeping a man's semen out of a woman's vagina. Condoms also help prevent diseases that are spread by semen or by contact with infected sores in the genital area, including HIV. Most condoms go over a man's penis. A new type of condom was designed to fit into a woman's vagina.

Back to Your contraception guide. Condoms are the only type of contraception that can both prevent pregnancy and protect against sexually transmitted infections STIs. Condoms are made from very thin latex rubber , polyisoprene or polyurethane and are designed to stop your semen from coming into contact with your sexual partner. Condoms are a "barrier" method of contraception.

Condoms are made of several different materials, such as lambskin , latex , polyurethane , or other synthetic materials such as AT resin and polyisoprene. Additional additives can cause unexpected reactions to either one or both partners, and there is often little way of knowing what you are being exposed to even after reading the product label. To this end, here are some of the ingredients most commonly found in popular condom brands. Nonoxynol-9 is a spermicidal detergent that helps prevent pregnancy. Frequent exposure to nonoxynol-9 can cause inflammation of the cervix, vagina, and rectum.

The female condom is a device used for birth control. Like a male condom, it creates a barrier to prevent the sperm from getting to the egg. The female condom protects against pregnancy. It also protects against infections spread during sexual contact, including HIV. However, it is not thought to work as well as male condoms in protecting against STIs.