Condoms 101

"I never knew there were so many different condoms" or "That's a LOT of condoms" or "You MUST have every kind of condom.

These are the first things we hear from new customers at Condoms to Go and Sara's Secret. If you're used to shopping at a pharmacy or grocery store and picking up a box of Trojan there, then you probably aren't aware of the variety of condom shapes, sizes, textures, colors and flavors. And you're not alone.

Trojan is the best-selling condom (including "Magnum", "Supra", and "NaturaLamb"), but Durex and LifeStyles are up there, too. One condoms (with a portion of proceeds benefiting LIFEbeat: the Music Industry Fights AIDS), Crown, Kimono, Beyond Seven, Trustex, Sensis, and even Playgirl and Christian Audigier (Ed Hardy) are all brands of condoms you can find at Condoms to Go and Sara's Secret

Condom Basics:

• The average condom can be stretched over a man's head so, really, what is "too tight"?
• If you use a condom correctly every time, your risk of pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) is near zero. Because having an unplanned kid at 18 is not as cool as not having a kid at 18.
• If the outside of the condom touches your penis before it touches your partner, you need to THROW IT AWAY because you've put anything you might want to keep awyay from your partner into direct contact with them.
• If you feel too much friction inside the condom, add a small drop of lube: the condom won't fly off you and it will feel muchmore natural for you both.
• On the outside of the condom, man, slather that lube on: wetter is better!
• If you're using the condom correctly, you don't need it to have spermicide, which can lead to bad side effects later.

That's what we've got today, y'all! Check back tomorrow for more!