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From: nazgul@apollo.uucp (Kee Hinckley)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.singles,net.women
Subject: Re: Defective Condoms
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 18:00:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 18:00:27 1986
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In article <1105@osu-eddie.UUCP> mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes:
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> Last night, I was making love to a new girlfriend whom I had not slept with
> previously.  We were using a condom.  After a while, she seemed to get more
> excited and there was an increase in lubrication.  When I withdrew, I found
> I was wearing the condom like a ring.  In retrospect, the increase in lubri-
> cation was the condom breaking and our making actual contact.  I probably
> should have realized it, but having only used about a dozen of the things in
> the last 10 years, it didn't occur to me until it was very much too late.

I use condoms regularly and have had the situation you describe happen to me
twice.  Once we just relied on the timing and crossed our fingers 
(successfully), the other time my girl-friend ended up taking a morning-after
pill.  The morning-after pill has the advantage of making you fell a lot more
relaxed and less concerned, however it certainly isn't something you would
want to rely on.  It made her very sick for several days.

Of the two instances on was a glitch due to the fact that we wern't really
sufficiently lubricated.  I don't think it would have happened otherwise.
The second instance occured when I was using some new condoms that were
the thinner more 'sensitive' type.  As soon as I discovered what had 
happend I reached over to the bedside table, picked up the box and threw
it in the trash.  In general I don't like using condoms (aside from the
issue of pleasure they never make me feel very safe).  Despite the mess
and hassle one really should never use them alone, but also use some kind
of foam.  I don't believe that anyone has shown the spermicidal codoms to
have that much better a success rate.  All in all I'm most happy with the
diaphram, but everytime my girl-friend uses it she gets an infection, so...

> 		Is this a common occurrance?  I was using a major brand, and
> 		I understood that these things are tested/inspected.

I believe that consumer report (did I hear this on the net?) has done a 
comparison of condoms and found that the testing was quite good.


                                            -kee
--
    Little Bo-Peep
    Has lost her sheep,
The radar has failed to find them.
    They'll all, face to face,
    Meet in parallel space,
Preceding their leaders behind them.

                        "A Space Child's Mother Goose"