What do not condoms save?

Most young people are confident that a condom is the most simple and effective method of preventing unwanted pregnancies and protecting against various types of sexually transmitted infections. In fact, the percentage of protection from various undesirable consequences of sexual activity with the help of condom is far from 100%. Do you know why? The answer is extremely simple: product number 2 is a barrier contraceptive method intended for putting on a male member in an excited state. But who checked how impenetrable for a different infection is a condom and why, even if it is correctly used, some are waiting for unpleasant surprises?


The main problem is the misuse of a condom or the lack of understanding for what purposes it is intended. For example, such an unpleasant disease as syphilis at the site of the infectious infection in the body leaves a red ugly mark. Yes, in most cases, this label is located on the mucous membranes of the external sex organs, but often the ulcer occurs at the site of infection, respectively, it can appear anywhere, like on the genitals, the shoulders, cheeks, skin of the hands or feet. It is obvious that a condom is able to protect only the small part of the body on which it is worn.

No less trouble brings and genital herpes, which is often based on the cervix and vagina, as well as on the head of the penis. During the exacerbation of the disease, the skin in the place of lesion swells, small bubbles appear on it, which burst and itch tremendously. But the discharge can appear on the pubic, labia, scrotum, so that using a condom during sex does not give any guarantee that the infection will penetrate into the body of the new host.

But herpes simplex is easily transmitted from the carrier to the intervertebral contact. That is why both blowjob and cunnilingus can not be called a safe pastime.

Genital warts (genital warts) are usually detected in those sexually active women and men who are not too sensitive to hygiene. In addition, if a person does not cure such STDs as chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, the likelihood of infection with condyloma increases many times. The site of wart dislocation - small labia, vagina, anus. This is for women. In the representatives of the stronger sex, genital warts most often affect the head of the penis, the inner part of the foreskin, the bridle. Often, a situation occurs when the warts are found in the anus, urethra.

No less dangerous disease is a contagious molluscum, which is formed at the site of the virus entry into the body. This can be almost any area of ​​skin on the face, abdomen, external sex organs. In short, anywhere, unprotected by a condom, may appear a scorch, which is a white or light pink nodules, when pressed, which distinguishes their contents. The size of nodules can vary from a millimeter to 3-5 millimeters, and sometimes even more.

If a person is a carrier of such a disease, as a soft chancre, he can infect his partner. At the site of introduction into the body streptobacilli there is a bright red spot, and in its center a localized vesicle. After a while, a small ulcer appears on the place of the bubble, which, expanding, merges with the neighboring ones, and they in turn form a shank whose bottom is covered with pus. After a few weeks (no more than 2 weeks), the ulcer heals.

Despite the fact that the condom is able to protect 100% of all diseases, yet the product can significantly reduce the risk of disease of some of the infections. So, the constant use of rubber products protects against gonorrhea by 70%, and in 83% of cases it can prevent infection with trichomonads and chlamydia. In addition, the main argument in favor of a condom is the possibility of preventing the onset of an unwanted pregnancy.