Could It Be Pregnant Even though You Have Used Condoms?

Medical Video: Can You Get Pregnant While Using a Condom?

The male condom is the only contraceptive that can be used as a preventive measure while blocking various venereal diseases. Male condoms are available everywhere and their use is not too complicated. No wonder condoms become a contraceptive method that is used most often by couples. However, its efficacy in preventing pregnancy should be studied carefully because you can still get pregnant even though you have used a condom during sex with vaginal penetration.

Male condoms can only guarantee pregnancy prevention up to 98%. The prevalence of pregnancy that occurs through sex with male condoms reaches 2 people out of every 100 women. This number also depends on the quality and method of using condoms themselves. Currently there are no condoms that can guarantee security up to 100%.

How can you get pregnant even when you use a condom?

Chances are you are still pregnant even though you already use a condom is very small, but that does not mean it is impossible. Should a condom be used properly, pregnancy can be prevented. However, during sex there are many things that can happen so that male condoms become ineffective in preventing pregnancy.

If the penis has touched the vaginal area before attaching a condom, the sperm in the male semen can find a way to the uterus and fertilize the egg even though penetration has not been done. Or when penetration takes place, the condom is accidentally released from the male penis. In addition, a male condom that is damaged or leaked during penetration lasts is also at risk of causing pregnancy. Usually the risk of getting pregnant even after using a condom will also increase if the woman does not use other contraceptives such as birth control pills and injections or vaginal rings.

Why can a condom be damaged?

Male condoms are generally made of latex (rubber) or polyurethane which is very thin and designed with a tube-like shape. Usually the condom material is strong enough to prevent semen from touching or entering the vagina. However, in some cases, improper use of condoms can be damaged and leaked. Here are some reasons why condoms can be damaged and fail to prevent pregnancy.

When installing a condom or tearing it from the packaging, your nails or fingers accidentally tear a very thin condom and you don't realize it
The age of your condom is too old or past the validity period
Storing a male condom in a hot or warm place such as a wallet, motorcycle trunk, and storage drawer in a car can damage and cause leakage when a condom is used
Some types of lubricants such as those made from oil or petroleum jelly can reduce the resistance of male condoms from latex or rubber, while condoms made from polyurethane will be stronger and resistant to various types of lubricants.
A vagina that is too narrow can also damage the condom because the friction is so strong
The condoms used by men are too small
Less natural and factory-made lubricants that are soluble in water (will not damage the quality of condoms) will cause the vagina to not be moist enough so that friction received by a male condom can cause a tear or leak

What should be done so that condoms remain effective in preventing pregnancy?

To ensure that you are not pregnant even though you have used a condom, make sure that condom use is correct and perfect. Follow the following tips so that male condoms remain effective in preventing pregnancy or venereal disease.

Open the package carefully, do not tear it with your teeth and make sure the finger nails or rings do not tear the condom
Avoid blowing condoms to expand because they risk damaging latex
Leave a little space at the tip of the penis to hold semen so that the condom will not tear due to being too narrow
Immediately replace it with a condom that you ejaculate every time, not only after penetration
If you and your partner make love for a long time, replace it with a new condom every 30 minutes
Never use the same condom more than once
In order for semen not to come into contact with the vagina at all, use a condom from the beginning, even when you and your partner are still in the warm-up stage (foreplay) and try to keep the penis from touching the vaginal area after penetration and the condom is removed
Make sure that the penis has come out of the vagina before the erection disappears or softens so that the condom is not released while penetration is still ongoing

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