• Store condoms in a cool place, out of direct sunlight. Check the expiration
date on the condom wrapper or box. Condoms that are past their expiration date may break.
• Open the package carefully. Teeth or fingernails can rip the condom.
For latex male condoms:
• Put on the condom after the penis is hard. If the penis is not circumcised,
pull back the foreskin before putting on the condom.
• Pinch the tip of the condom to leave a little space (about a half inch) at the
top to catch semen. Unroll the condom all the way down the penis. Add a little bit of water-based lubricant (like glycerin, K-Y®, or Astroglide®) to the outside of the condom.
• After ejaculation, hold the rim of the condom and pull out the penis while it
is still hard, so that no semen spills out.
• Use a new condom every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
For female condoms:
• Insert the female condom before you have any sexual contact.
• Hold the female condom with the open end hanging down. Holding the outside of the condom, squeeze the inner ring
with your thumb and middle finger. Put your index finger between your thumb and middle finger.
• Still squeezing the inner ring, insert the condom into the vagina as far as it
will go.
• The inner ring holds the condom in place. The outer ring should be outside
the vagina. Make sure the condom is not twisted.
• During sex, the condom may move from side to side or up and down. As long
as the penis is covered, this is all right. If the penis enters under or outside the condom, stop right away. If the outer ring gets pulled into the vagina, stop right away. Take out the condom and reinsert it.
• After sex, just twist the outer ring to keep semen inside the condom and pull
it out gently.
• Use a new condom every time you have sex.
