Essay on Condoms

STD’s have been around for a long time, dating back to 1550 B.C. During this time the first recorded form of an STD was found. They were reported to be found in Europe. Gonorrhea and Syphilis are recorded to be the two most common diseases in Europe. Some men on Christopher Columbus’s voyage brought back syphilis with them. Syphilis causes progressive destruction of the brain and spinal cord, leading to mental dysfunction and hallucinations, speech problems and general paresis (G. Burg). The common knowledge of STD’s have been around but have not been able to be treated up until around the late 1700s.

Condoms are categories into two type one is male type condom and one is female type condom. Male type condom can by many material such as latex, plastic and animal membrane. As the function is just to act as a wrapper to stop the semen enter to the vagina. The advantages are easy to use and getting protection against sexually infection. The disadvantage is it may tear or break without improper use. For female condom, it is an internal use condom as the condom needed to put inside the vagina with a device to hold the place. The advantage is protected form HIV infection and disadvantage is it very hard to put the condom correctly. For barrier birth control method also have spermicide, diaphragm, and sterilization. Spermicide is a gel type barrier for birth control, as it available in several forms for personal convenience and disadvantage is it may be difficult to use because it have to apply immediately before intercourse. Then, diaphragm is a domed-shape rubber cup that for female user only and there is having the spermicidal jelly inside the dome. The jelly is to kill the sperm cells. The advantage is it can be keep for two or three months if clean and stored properly and disadvantage is required to go to clinic or physician for the fitting. Sterilization is the way that can be done by male or female as it only needed to cut the tube lead to the scrotum and join to urethra (vasectomy), as

Many questions and concerns have come about regarding this promotion of condoms being distributed in public schools. Will it lower teen pregnancy rates? Will condoms reduce sexually transmitted diseases? Will the distribution of condoms in public

“Some men and/or women have allergic reactions to the rubber used to make latex condoms” (Condoms).

This little lesson on how to properly use a condom can help prevent sexually active people from getting an STD. Some other protection methods are female condoms, sponges, and diaphrams. When it comes down to choosing a good protection method, there are lots of places people can go to to get information.

Frederick Hollick from The Marriage Guide stated that some forms were more frowned upon than others. The best form of prevention is stated within the Bible and has been practiced for thousands of years. It states, “If the seminal fluid not be placed within the Vagina, of course there can be no conception…,” (Doc. #8). On the other hand, men and women enjoyed sexual relations and intercourse and many did not practice abstinence. Therefore, there had to be other options for safe intercourse. For men, they had the option to wear a condom, which is “The employment of covering to the male, in the form of a thin skim tube, called a Condom, is of course efficacious as a preventive…,” (Doc. #8). People put ample trust into condoms for ‘safe sex’. The only way a condom would not work is if it was faulty and there was a hole that seminal fluid could leak out of to cause conception. Another form of prevention for men is, “…coitus interruptus, or male withdrawal before ejaculation,” (Doc. #8). This form is also known as ‘pulling out’. If men withdrawal before they ejaculate, a women will not be able to conceive. This form of prevention is not the best because a mistake can be made at anytime. If a mistake is made and a women conceives from intercourse, women have the choice to get an abortion. An abortion is “… The life of the fetus or embryo shall be destroyed in the woman’s womb or that a premature birth thereof be caused,” (Doc. #7). When a women decides to follow through with an abortion, they are doing so at their own risk of their life. An abortion can take a toll on a women’s body and life for the

Prior to the 3000 BC, women tried various birth control methods. Some of the common methods included

Some may ask but condoms are latex and I’m allergic to latex, what should I do? There is to be no worries, condoms are also made with other material for people who are allergic to latex, therefore there is no excuse for not protecting yourself. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states “Laboratory studies have demonstrated that latex condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to particles the size of STD pathogens. ("Centers for Disease Control and Prevention") Thus aiding in the reason why condoms are so important, to maintain healthy sex life’s.

Oral contraceptive has been a controversial topic for years. Oral contraceptives are a common form of birth control. Birth control is used to prevent pregnancy by blocking a male’s sperm from fertilizing a female’s egg. Women take birth control to prevent pregnancy. Also, teen women can prevent unwanted pregnancies by having access to over the counter birth control pills. Birth control pills should be available without a prescription.

Contraception has been around for thousands of years. Several methods and technologies have occurred over these years to help further the effectiveness of contraception. Contraceptives come in all shapes and sizes and each one has different qualities including, their strengths and weaknesses. The most commonly used contraceptive is a condom, which helps prevent pregnancies and the transmission of sexual diseases. One large advance for contraception is birth control, which falls almost completely under women. Only two forms of contraceptives are for men; condoms and vasectomies. Providing a birth control for men, knowing the chemical abilities to

Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. The first contraception devices were mechanical barriers in the vagina that prevented the male sperm from fertilizing the female egg. Other methods of birth control that were used in the vagina were sea sponges, mixtures of crocodile dung and honey, quinine, rock salt and alum. Birth Control was of interest for a long time, but women did not worry to much about it because child death rates were so high. They felt they needed to have many children just for a few to survive. In the early 1800's death rates began to drop and people began to show concern for controlling

As with many other diseases, prevention is key. It’s much easier to prevent STDs than to treat them. The only way to completely prevent STDs is to abstain from all types of sexual contact. However, if someone is going to have sex, the best way to reduce the chances of getting STDs are by using condoms.

Four Seaons were the first condom manufacturer in the world to release a coloured, dotted condom, and also the first to produce a condom that adjusts to the pH inside a vagina. Constant innovation within the company led to the release of the thinnest condom ever, Four Seasons Naked 0.02, only 0.02 mm thickness. In 1997, Four Seasons developed a breakthrough condom made from special polyurethane material; a form of plastic which is thinner, twice as strong as latex and is not damaged by oil-based lubricants. The condom was an outcome of over 25 years of material research Four Seasons, 2013).

Condoms help in preventing pregnancy if used correctly. They are made from soft plastic and helps protect against STD’s. The condom also acts as a barrier so the sperm does not enter the uterus. This method is only used when you need it and are convenient to take with you. The Patch releases hormones which keep the eggs from leaving the ovaries. Without an egg there can’t be a pregnancy.

Experts say the lack of knowledge on how to use a condom correctly and the lack of motivation to use a condom every time means that condoms fail more often. This could result in pregnancy or the contraction of STD's. Teenagers reuse condoms or they use it with a petroleum-based lubricant which can dissolve the condom's latex. Birth control products are only effective if used properly. Rates of failure for condoms are between 2 percent and 14