Choosing a family planning method
How to use a male condom
A new condom
should come
rolled up inside a
small packet that
has not been opened. Be careful
not to tear the condom as you
open the packet. If the condom
is stiff, hard or feels sticky, throw
it away. It will not work.
1. A condom should
be put on the
man’s penis when
it is hard, and
before it touches the woman’s
genitals. An uncircumcised
man should pull his foreskin
back. The man should squeeze
the tip of the condom and put
it on the end of the penis.
2. Unroll the condom
until it covers all of
the penis. Keep
squeezing the tip of the condom
while unrolling. Without this
extra space at the tip for the
sperm, the condom may break.
3. Right after the
man ejaculates
(comes) and
before his penis gets soft, he
should hold on to the rim of
the condom while he pulls his
penis out of the vagina. Then he
should carefully take the
condom off.
4. Tie the condom
shut. Then throw it in
the garbage or a latrine.
How to use a female condom
1. Carefully open
the packet
without tearing
the condom.
2. Find the smaller
inner ring, which
is at the closed end
of the condom.
inner
ring
outer
ring
3. Squeeze the inner
ring together.
4. Put the inner
ring in the
vagina.
5. Use your finger to
push the inner
ring up into your
vagina and over
the cervix. The
outer ring stays
outside the vagina.
6. Be sure to
guide the
penis through
the outer ring
when you
have sex.
7. Remove the female condom
immediately after sex, before
you stand up. Squeeze and
twist the outer ring to keep the
man’s sperm inside the
condom. Pull the condom out
gently, then bury it or throw it
in a latrine. Do not flush it
down the toilet.
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