tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post8778327769964396999..comments2024-03-22T05:55:48.117-04:00Comments on The Pervocracy: Condom Failure.Cliff Pervocracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-35257449892756974532012-05-05T17:41:23.610-04:002012-05-05T17:41:23.610-04:00That is not true.. HPV can be transmitted through ...That is not true.. HPV can be transmitted through unprotected oral. Enough so, that it is the cause of increased cases of nasal pharyngeal cancer. So if ur partner has had other partners before you, I'd suggest using condoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-83991013168376956182012-03-07T13:19:24.185-05:002012-03-07T13:19:24.185-05:00Following up my earlier comment -- I compared pric...Following up my earlier comment -- I compared prices and with Condom Depot's free shipping, it came out to the same price for 100 of the brand we like, though sadly I usually make a smaller purchase ;-) . At any rate, totally agree with never buy from the drugstore again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-35740341546960058642011-11-15T22:44:15.702-05:002011-11-15T22:44:15.702-05:00http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d4frjny
I tho...http://my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d4frjny<br /><br />I thought of you when I saw this.Zoe Otaku3https://www.blogger.com/profile/18203038892559830198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-33162316632005415752011-09-21T08:09:12.944-04:002011-09-21T08:09:12.944-04:00My experience, which is mine, is there's a sli...My experience, which is mine, is there's a slight diminishment of sensation. Not "I can't feel anything" diminishment, but definitely "that's not the same at all" diminishment.Phone Sexhttp://www.explicitphonesex.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-54198305291381020062011-08-20T09:12:30.550-04:002011-08-20T09:12:30.550-04:00I was recently told by a midwife at PP that consta...I was recently told by a midwife at PP that constant condom use would help cure my low-grade HPV.<br /><br />Clearly she misunderstood the study (which she referenced!) that concluded that women with HPV who used condoms saw improvements in their condition moreso than women who didnt. This, despite the fact that condoms are not 100% effective for avoiding HPV which can be <br /><br />Using a little thing called LOGIC, i deduced that the results were because the women's partners were probably carriers and those that used condoms weren't constantly passing it back & forth! <br /><br />My point is that people have funny thoughts about condoms. & either way, I'm gonna keep (insert euphemism for using condoms here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-1384666701062596122011-08-19T18:18:57.579-04:002011-08-19T18:18:57.579-04:00I always assumed that "condom failure" m...I always assumed that "condom failure" meant it ripped. You point out so many great things. <br /><br />Apply the logic you apply here to all the other things we are supposed to avoid, and suddenly it is clear that while science is wonderful, there are loads of scallywags out there posing as scientists reporting crap.Brad Tittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956716420189968329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-11964828101332654352011-08-14T10:57:14.379-04:002011-08-14T10:57:14.379-04:00Reading all of this, I realize how incredibly luck...Reading all of this, I realize how incredibly lucky I have been with all of my health care providers. Even the family practitioner I saw as a teenager was very up-front and non-judgemental. "You want birth control? Okay! We'll start you on this brand...and here are all of the pamphlets you could ever want on how it works and how to use it effectively! Also, you really should continue to use condoms to protect against infections. Even if you THINK this is the last person you'll ever have sex with, he probably isn't, and you should continue to use condoms until you're with your life-partner!"<br /><br />(not sure I will ever have a "life partner" at this point, but I think that was pretty good advice to give a 16 year old living in Virginia...)<br /><br /><br /><br />I agree that sex feels better without a condom. And there was exactly one time period when I was having sex without condoms--in the second half of a monogamous two year relationship. I was on hormonal BC, and VERY careful about taking it at the same time every day and all that, but it still sort of stressed me out sometimes. Still, I liked the skin-on-skin feel, and I did like how there was less of a clear division between "this is the foreplay part!" and "this is the intercourse part!"<br /><br />Now, though, I absolutely will not have sex without a condom (and I'm still on the pill). I sleep around with other people who sleep around on a semi-regular basis, so it's really really not worth the risk, of pregnancy or STIs.<br /><br />SO. If I find myself in another longish monogamous relationship, I will probably consider going condom-less again, after appropriate window-periods and testing and all that, but...not now, no way.theLaplaceDemonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-28274846020167160992011-08-13T21:14:05.586-04:002011-08-13T21:14:05.586-04:00Yes, I have known the joys of skin on skin, but la...<i>Yes, I have known the joys of skin on skin, but latex has NEVER been a deal breaker for me. It just DOESN'T have some sort of "lost sensation." </i><br /><br />My experience, which is mine, is there's a slight diminishment of sensation. Not "I can't feel anything" diminishment, but definitely "that's not the same at all" diminishment.<br /><br />I don't like that using condoms enforces a sharp division between "not having intercourse" and "having intercourse," which is not how I conceptualize the process of having sex (not entirely a euphemism for "having sexual fantasies").Hershele Ostropolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-71852209340105734352011-08-13T20:34:05.695-04:002011-08-13T20:34:05.695-04:00Man, to whoever said that condoms give them horrib...Man, to whoever said that condoms give them horrible chafing problems -- I am the exact opposite. My partner and I had major problems for like a month after switching to an IUD until we realized that lube is always going to be required for me for PIV sex. We then took a bit to find a good brand of lube. Now that we've got one, it's great, and we can have whatever sex we want. <br /><br />The nice thing about using condoms was that they didn't fail silently. The only failure we had was when one slipped off. I took EC and didn't get pregnant. If my IUD fails now, I won't know until I'm late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-23662918311966782532011-08-13T19:42:31.994-04:002011-08-13T19:42:31.994-04:00you should throw them away instead of turning them...<i>you should throw them away instead of turning them inside out if you put them on wrong the first time</i><br /><br />Since I read this I've been making a point of checking before putting them on.Hershele Ostropolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-8265710147590369402011-08-12T02:57:27.664-04:002011-08-12T02:57:27.664-04:00Hiya Holly! Love the blog. Your spirited attitude ...Hiya Holly! Love the blog. Your spirited attitude inspires in me feelings of empowerment.<br /><br />Just wondering something about this post. When you say:<br /><br />"... if someone says that condoms are their primary method of birth control, but only uses them sometimes, they're counted as a "typical" user. When they get pregnant, they go in that 18%."<br /><br />I'm just curious what you read or who you talked to that gave you that information. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-37458235417906165662011-08-12T02:43:21.078-04:002011-08-12T02:43:21.078-04:00Huh. I always thought perfect use meant pinching t...Huh. I always thought perfect use meant pinching the reservoir, etc. Which is a smart thing to do, I've had at least 3 get air in there like a balloon and pop during sex.<br /><br />Incidentally, I got pregnant while on perfect use of the pill. Sometimes, statistics beats you with the unlucky stick. Or in my retrospective case, the actually quite lucky stick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-91131746780480303602011-08-11T12:59:07.544-04:002011-08-11T12:59:07.544-04:00My FP doctor did worst than 'They're only ...My FP doctor did worst than 'They're only blah effective!' - when I told her that I was using condoms as birth control, she and the nurse both looked horrified, and one of them declared that I might be pregnant already!<br /><br />I was really quite weirded out. She also assumed that I couldn't abstain until I had my IUD put in, not due to the nature of teenagers, but <em>because my boyfriend probably wouldn't let me</em>. WTF doctor?<br /><br />TJ RoweAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-60465102692458375772011-08-11T10:50:23.844-04:002011-08-11T10:50:23.844-04:00Condoms are great!
They are! Reporting in: Anothe...<i>Condoms are great!</i><br /><br />They are! Reporting in: Another happy condom user. We use them as Perverse Cowgirl describes. Plus I always use lubricant for PIV sex with my partner. Zero condom failures or other accidents over the years. Lots of fine fucking.<br /><br />UA, in addition to Scarleteen, which is a great site, you might like<br />http://www.positive.org<br />http://sexuality.about.com<br />http://sfsi.org<br /><br />More options here<br />http://ranai.wordpress.com/sexuality-genderRanaihttp://ranai.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-9038035191556713172011-08-11T09:28:02.497-04:002011-08-11T09:28:02.497-04:00UA: You actually had the anatomy lesson! That'...UA: You actually <b>had</b> the anatomy lesson! That's a pretty big step above anything that's available in the entire state of Alabama. (Sadly, I'm not joking. AL's board of education is an utter joke.)<br /><br />Anon: It's sad when a health-care professional doesn't know the facts as well as a layperson. Very, very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-40098675823125061722011-08-11T08:00:25.581-04:002011-08-11T08:00:25.581-04:00I've used condoms for years and only once had ...I've used condoms for years and only once had one slip off. That was the only thing I've ever had go wrong with them- I've never had one split or anything. I tend to use the extra strong ones, but still: if they're put on properly with no trapped air in them, its very unlikely that something will go wrong.<br /><br />Actually I had a doctor tell me a similar stat to the one you have there, she said 'you're only using condoms? But they're ineffective 10% of the time!' or something like that, and she thought I should have been on some other birth control as well. If that stat was correct then I really probably should have been. But I was sure it was 98% effective and told her as much. Reading your post here I thought 'uh-oh, I was wrong! ...Oh wait, no I wasn't.' Thank god for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-68644740643665887112011-08-10T18:45:50.961-04:002011-08-10T18:45:50.961-04:00U.A., try out Scarleteen: http://www.scarleteen.co...U.A., try out Scarleteen: http://www.scarleteen.com/<br /><br />I found that site super-helpful back in the day!<br /><br />Also Planned Parenthood is awesome.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-27115955788893543542011-08-10T18:40:09.345-04:002011-08-10T18:40:09.345-04:00So, my high school sex education luckily avoided h...So, my high school sex education luckily avoided having much misinformation... but it so avoided having much information past an anatomy lesson. (The weeks my health class was supposed to be discussing safe sex, my school had a messed up schedule so everyone could take the state standardized tests... yeah, not as useful.) I have picked up a fair amount from... who knows, discussions with friends and reading Wikipedia, probably, so the information in this post and thread is not new to me, but I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for source of comprehensive sex ed and information on proper safer practices (preferably on the web).Uninformed Adolescentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-55510101818924887812011-08-10T17:52:27.438-04:002011-08-10T17:52:27.438-04:00I have always used condoms and there's one adv...I have always used condoms and there's one advantage that I've not hear mentioned - it is generally less messy! For both parties - the cum is neatly contained in the condom ready for easy disposal.Haggisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-83493236703747343522011-08-10T17:47:48.213-04:002011-08-10T17:47:48.213-04:00I was rather in perversecowgirl's camp, insofa...I was rather in perversecowgirl's camp, insofar as my understanding of perfect v typical use. However, given the number of things that qualify as user error and can theoretically risk invalidating condom effectiveness, I now wonder how many actual condom failures are tallied along in the 18% failure rate. I also wonder if it's possible that that accounts for much of the 2% failure rate for perfect use.<br /><br />In either case, I'm certain abstinence-only education can take some responsibility for many cases of "operator error". If you're not being educated to use them at all, who cares if you know how to use one properly, right?<br /><br />Having been offered such health programs in my youth, I am therefore off to open my expired, one-size-fits-all condom with my teeth, after extracting it from my wallet (where it has been for some months awaiting my need of it), without checking for perforations in the packaging. After that, I see no need to follow perversecowgirl's advice about pinching the tip and gripping the base, since it might ruin the moment. But before I go, can anyone recommend a good OB/GYN?MenaceToProprietyhttp://www.fetlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-32187395889979468862011-08-10T14:58:34.234-04:002011-08-10T14:58:34.234-04:00I just clicked on that link to see what country wo...I just clicked on that link to see what country would be awful enough to consider condoms as evidence of prostitution, and I was really upset when the article loaded and it was Washington, DC. <br /><br />Oh, and about trying different sizes of condom- my sex ed classes went on about how normal condoms were tested for ridiculous lengths so you didn't have to worry about them not fitting, and never mentioned that girth was a factor too. This seems to be pretty common, because I've run into a significant number of guys who needed magnums and didn't know it (and one guy who needed a double magnum and was squeezing into regulars and bitching about how much he hated using condoms- gee I wonder why?)drowsypoppynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-13188029524143301052011-08-10T14:32:12.321-04:002011-08-10T14:32:12.321-04:00Oh wow...I always thought "perfect use" ...Oh wow...I always thought "perfect use" meant pinching the reservoir as you roll the condom on, never re-using them, holding on to the base as you pull out afterward, etc. It never occurred to me that "perfect use" might just mean...<i>use</i>.<br /><br />btw, I've been sexually active for 21 years now with condoms as my only birth control, and I've never had so much as a pregnancy scare. YAY condoms!perversecowgirlhttp://www.perversecowgirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-68010345207048294282011-08-10T13:39:11.415-04:002011-08-10T13:39:11.415-04:00This is the same anon who posted earlier about how...This is the same anon who posted earlier about how condoms are chafy:<br /><br />Someone once dragged me to a safe sex forum where we talked about condom use. One of the moderators showed us check for holes. You should be able to squeeze the packet and feel the air inside pushing back at your fingers. If you can't do this, there is probably a hole in the foil and you should throw the condom out.<br />At the time I thought this was really silly advice but I did use it once... and I'm glad I did, because upon closer (visual) inspection there WAS a hole. I don't think someone tried to sabotage the condom or anything but my partner had stored it loose in a drawer, which is far from ideal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-9909398374587326602011-08-10T12:52:39.480-04:002011-08-10T12:52:39.480-04:00Ozy - You really shouldn't. It's touched ...Ozy - You really shouldn't. It's touched the tip of his dick and thus has pre-cum and/or dick-skin-germs on it.<br /><br />It's definitely better than not using a condom at all (WAY better), but it's not ideal.Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-83235025482745415142011-08-10T12:49:30.044-04:002011-08-10T12:49:30.044-04:00Wait wait wait.
If you put a condom on backwards ...Wait wait wait.<br /><br />If you put a condom on backwards you can't just put it on the other way?<br /><br />What if you only rolled it down his dick a little?<br /><br />I had no idea about this! Fuck you, RCC.Ozymandiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410555827569922830noreply@blogger.com