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From: gmack@cisden.UUCP (Gregg Mackenzie)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Defective Condoms
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 18:20:58 EST
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In article <1105@osu-eddie.UUCP> mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes:

>I have had very limited experience in using condoms.  It just worked out that

I'm probably speaking out-of-turn because my experience with condoms is
limited as well (<=15).  Neither do I have any *recent* experience (say, do
these things have a shelf-life? :-) ).  But I'm going to give my 2-cents
worth anyway.

> [ Broken condom story...deleted in the interest of brevity.]
>
> 	Is there anything that I/we could have done immediately after
>	realizing what had occurred to reduce the possibility of 
>	pregnancy (let's not resurrect the Coke discussion :-) ?

I don't have much experience with these either, but you could keep a
spermicidal cream around just in case of such accidents.  Seeing as how 
an accident like this probably ruins "the mood" anyway, you wouldn't have
to worry about it tasting bad during oral sex :-).  I'm not real familiar
with how these work so I may be way off base here.  (Please, no flames
about sexual ignorance; a simple correction will suffice, thank you.)

>	Is this a common occurrance?  I was using a major brand, and
>	I understood that these things are tested/inspected.  I'd be
>	interested to hear from anyone else who has had a similar
>	experience.  (Misery loves company.)

In the 15 or so times that I've used condoms, I have had two break in the
same manner that you described.  Both were synthetic condoms; one was a
Trojan and I don't remember the other brand.  I've used about a half-dozen
of these.  The box said they were tested/inspected.  (Trying to be cool
and look casual while buying them is bad enough...especially if the clerk
is an attractive female...{even worse if she's someone who knows you}.
But, try looking casual while trying to return one that broke! :-) ).

The other ones I've used have been the natural kind (some sort of animal
membrane; sheep, I think) and I've never had one break on me.  The only
ones I've ever seen are made by Ramses; I don't know if anyone else makes
them.  I'm sold on these because, while being about 3 times as expensive
and kinda "icky-poo" (her description, not mine, because they come packed
in a liquid lubricant), they seem more reliable, stay lubed longer, and
feel better (from both sides; they're a little thinner).

Gregg Mackenzie
cisden!gmack