how do condoms work? - Sexual Health - Teens Message Board

crazygirl01 · 02-04-2005, 12:35 PM

how do you know if its inside out or what not..? i know that the tip is supposed to be facing up.. but like what if what you pinch is facing up, but the tip tip isnt.. do you get what im asking??

wood650 · 02-04-2005, 01:15 PM

The condom comes rolled up. The condom should be placed at the tip of the erect penis. Then the condom should be unrolled until it about covers the head. The tip should then be squeezed to squeeze the air out. The condom should then be unrolled until it covers the entire length of the penis. Some condoms have a plain end, and some have a tip on the end to catch the semen. Either way the end should be squeezed to squeeze the air out.

Thisby · 02-04-2005, 02:35 PM

This can be tricky if the tip has been pushed out the wrong way. Look at the edges, you go by the direction of the curl on the rim. If it's been pushed the wrong way, push it out the other way.

If you've placed in on wrong side out, you won't be able to roll it down. It will uncurl nicely, wrong way and it will be almost impossible to do - curling it out from the inside is pretty tricky, and you will know soon enough. And if you have started to unroll it that way, you're suppose to throw it out and get a new one because turning it the other way puts your pre-*** on HER side.